Vlăhiţa

Infobox Settlement
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = ROU
timezone=EET
utc_offset=+2
timezone_DST=EEST
utc_offset_DST=+3
map_caption = Location of Vlăhiţa

|official_name=Vlăhiţa
Szentegyháza

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image_shield=
subdivision_type1=County
subdivision_name1=Harghita County
subdivision_type2=Status
subdivision_name2=Autolink|Town
settlement_type=Town|
leader_title=Mayor
leader_name=Mária-Ella Burus
leader_party=Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania
|area_total_km2=98.48
population_as_of=2004
population_total=7042|latd=46|latm=21|lats=0|latNS=N|longd=25|longm=31|longs=48|longEW=E|
website=http://www.geocities.com/prprimariavlahita/

Vlăhiţa ( _hu. Szentegyháza) is a town in Harghita County, Romania. 2 villages are administratively part of the town:
*Băile Homorod/Homoródfürdő
*Minele Lueta/Szentkeresztbánya

Its Romanian name, Vlăhiţa, is of Slavic origin, meaning "little Vlach", while its Hungarian name means the "house of a saint"

Demogrpahics

Vlăhiţa has a total population of 7,042 of which 6,960 (98.3%) are Székely Hungarians, making it the town with the highest proportion of Hungarians in Romania (2002 census).

Location

The town is situated between Odorheiu Secuiesc and Miercurea-Ciuc. Its 860 m altitude makes it the highest town in Harghita County.

Culture

The town is famous for its [http://fili.ro/index.php?oldal=1&nyelv=de Children's Orchestra] (Filarmonica de copii/Gyermekfilharmónia), in which more than 140 youngsters sing and play instruments.

Twin town

*Szarvas, Hungary(1994)