Ludus is located in the western part of the county, on the two banks of the Mures River, at the confluence with Pârâul de Câmpie River, as well as with the road Ludus - Sarmas - Sarmasel. It is situated 45 km west southwest of Târgu Mures, 12 km west of Iernut, 26 km of Turda and 40 km of Sarmas; it is a railway station on the route Târgu Mures - Razboieni and Târgu Mures - Ludus - Sarmasu -Bistrita. Ludus is the main center of the entire western area of the Mures County. As an administrative and territorial unit, it is well balanced, with varied geographic sceneries, important natural resources and a strong economic potential.
     Being the town of "sugar", it has rapidly grown from a rural settlement into a town. The old neighborhood is located on the right bank of the Mures River. The area seems crowded between the surrounding hills. In the new neighborhood, on the left bank of the Mures River, the administrative and political center, the Hospital, the General Clinic, the Industrial High-School, the Cultural Establishment, the new post office, the sugar, dairy and rubber processing factories are located, as well as fabric processing industrial units and various shops.
     The town was mentioned in documents in 1377 under the name of Ludas and it was declared town in 1960. Ludus includes only one village that was dated long ago - Gheja (l366), all the others being mentioned during the 20th century: Avramesti, Cioarga, Ciurgau, Fundatura, Rosiori. Traces of material life were discovered dating from the prehistory. The 18th century was characterized by several uprisings, the most important one being the anti-Habsburg uprising led by Francisc Rákoczi the 2nd (1703-1714) and the peasants' movement from the Ludus area, led by Sofranie. Ludus' inhabitants took part in great number in the social movements of 1848. This is the place where the 13th Legion led at first by Batrâneanu, then by Fl. Micas and N. Vladutiu, was organized.
     Currently the town is crossing a development phase according to the new coordinates of market economy. The economic life is characterized by the revitalization of the fields connected with the natural resources that are available in the area: natural gas, wood processing, construction materials, food products - sugar, dairy, beverages, bakery products, vegetable greenhouses.
     This is the birth and teaching place of Ioan Teodor Oltean (1942 - 1998), a doctor in history, professor and poet under the pen name of Paul Pretor.
     The town can be viewed in the evening from the "Salcâmul" inn from a neighbouring hill. From here the night-time panorama of the town, magically lit, seems unreal.