Brateş

For the village in Neamţ County, see Tarcău.

Brateş Barátos
—  Commune  —
Location of Brateş
Coordinates: 45°50′0″N 26°4′0″E / 45.833333°N 26.066667°E / 45.833333; 26.066667Coordinates: 45°50′0″N 26°4′0″E / 45.833333°N 26.066667°E / 45.833333; 26.066667
Country	Romania
County	Covasna County
Status	Commune
Government
– Mayor	Csaba Kerestély (Independent)
Population (2002)
– Total	1,548
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Brateş (Hungarian: Barátos, Hungarian pronunciation: [’bɒraːtoʃ]) is a commune in Covasna County, Romania composed of three villages:

• Brateş
• Pachia / Páké
• Telechia / Orbaitelek

History

It formed part of the Székely Land region of the historical Transylvania province. Until 1918, the village belonged to the Háromszék County of the Kingdom of Hungary. After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of Romania.

Demographics

The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 Census it has a population of 1,548 of which 98.97% or 1,532 are Hungarian.

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