Gheorgheni

This article is about city of Gheorgheni. For the district of Cluj-Napoca, see Gheorgheni, Cluj-Napoca. For the village of Gheorghieni in Cluj County, see Feleacu.

Gheorgheni Gyergyószentmiklós
—  Municipality  —
Coat of arms
Location of Gheorgheni
Coordinates: 46°43′12″N 25°35′24″E / 46.72°N 25.59°E / 46.72; 25.59Coordinates: 46°43′12″N 25°35′24″E / 46.72°N 25.59°E / 46.72; 25.59
Country	Romania
County	Harghita County
Status	Municipality
Government
– Mayor	János Mezei (Hungarian Civic Party)
Area
– Total	222 km2 (85.7 sq mi)
Population (2002)
– Total	20,018
Ethnicity
– Hungarians	87.54%
– Romanians	10.79%
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website	http://www.gheorgheni.ro

Gheorgheni (Romanian pronunciation: [ɡe̯orˈɡenʲ]; Hungarian: Gyergyószentmiklós, Hungarian pronunciation: [’ɟɛrɟoːsɛntmikloːʃ]) is a city in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania. The city administers four villages:

• Covacipeter / Kovácspéter
• Lacu Roşu / Gyilkostó
• Vargatac / Vargatag
• Visafolio / Visszafolyó

Nearby are two spectacular natural sites, the beautiful mountain lake Red Lake and Cheile Bicazului, a dramatic narrow canyon through the Eastern Carpathian Mountains forming the border with Neamţ County.

History

Visit of Communist Party leaders in 1966

The city historically formed part of the Székely Land region of Transylvania province. It was first mentioned in 1332. It belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary, to the Principality of Transylvania (1557–1765) and the Grand Duchy of Transylvania (1765–1867). Between 1867–1918 it fell within the Kingdom of Hungary. Administratively, the town belonged to Gyergyószék, then, from 1876 until 1918 to the Csík County in the Austria-Hungary. After WWI, by the terms of the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of Romania and fall within Ciuc County. As a result of the Second Vienna Award, it belonged to Hungary again between 1940 and 1944. After WWII, it came under Romanian administration and became part of Romania in 1947. Between 1952 and 1960, it formed part of the Hungarian Autonomous Province, then, of the Mureş-Hungarian Autonomous Province until it was abolished in 1968. Since then, the commune is part of Harghita County.

Demographics

The city has a population of 20,018, of which 87.54% (17,524) are Székely Hungarians forming a majority. 2,161 or 10.8% are Romanians.^[1] Demographic movement according to the censuses:

Twinnings

• Békés, Hungary
• Budapest 17th District, Hungary
• Cegléd, Hungary
• Eger, Hungary
• Kiskunmajsa, Hungary
• Siófok, Hungary
• Szigetszentmiklós, Hungary
• Bačka Topola, Serbia

References

1. ^ 2002 official census