Estelnic

Estelnic Esztelnek
—  Commune  —
Franciscan Church
Coat of arms
Estelnic Location of Estelnic
Coordinates: 46°6′0″N 26°13′0″E / 46.1°N 26.216667°E / 46.1; 26.216667Coordinates: 46°6′0″N 26°13′0″E / 46.1°N 26.216667°E / 46.1; 26.216667
Country	Romania
County	Covasna County
Status	Commune
Government
– Mayor	Attila Varga (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Population (2002)
– Total	See Poian
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Estelnic (Hungarian: Esztelnek, Hungarian pronunciation: [’ɛstɛlnɛk]) is a commune in Covasna County, Romania. It became an independent commune when it split from Poian in 2005. The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. For demographics see Poian. The commune is composed of three villages:

• Cărpinenii / Csángótelep
• Estelnic
• Valea Scurtă / Kurtapatak

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.

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