Reci

Reci Réty
—  Commune  —
Location of Reci
Coordinates: 45°51′0″N 25°56′0″E / 45.85°N 25.933333°E / 45.85; 25.933333Coordinates: 45°51′0″N 25°56′0″E / 45.85°N 25.933333°E / 45.85; 25.933333
Country	Romania
County	Covasna County
Status	Commune
Government
– Mayor	Lajos Dálnoki (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Population (2002)
– Total	2,234
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Reci (Hungarian: Réty, Hungarian pronunciation: [’reːc]) is a commune in Covasna County, Romania composed of four villages:

• Aninoasa / Egerpatak
• Bita / Bita
• Reci
• Saciova / Szacsva

It also included Comolău (Komolló) village until 1968, when it was disestablished.

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 2,234 of which 98.88% or 2,209 are Hungarian.

Twin towns

 Hungary: Abony

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