Miercurea Ciuc
Miercurea Ciuc [ mierkurea t ͜ ʃuk ] list? / I, (Ger. Csíkszereda [se ː klɐbʊʁk ] ung Csíkszereda [t ͜ ʃi ː k ˌ sɛrɛdɒ ] ) is a city in the eastern part of Transylvania (Romania) and since 1968 the capital of Harghita County. It is located in the center of the Ciuc Basin ( Depresiunea Ciucului / Csiki - Medence ) between the Harghita volcanic mountains and the Ciuc Mountains.
The city had about 41,800 inhabitants in 2003, of which 34,359 Székely, 7,274 Romanians, 262 Roma, etc. Because of the high proportion of the Székely Hungarian language is considered together with the Romanian as the official language.
History
Csíkszereda was near the pre-existing settlements SUMULEU Ciuc, Topliţa Ciuc and Jigodin. The first mention was made on August 5, 1558 in a letter privileges of Queen Isabella, the mother of the Transylvanian Prince John Sigismund, in which the inhabitants of the location are exempt from certain taxes.
1661 devastated Ali Pasha of Temesvár the Ciuc area; as the town was affected. In the years 1650, 1655, 1677 and 1707, the Székely were held in Csíkszereda general chair meetings.
Because of its growing importance Csíkszereda 1878 became the seat of the Hungarian county Csík and remained so until 1918. 1888, the hospital was rebuilt in 1898 and was followed by the completion of the present Town Hall. Inaugurated on April 5, 1897 railroad brought changes. It created a small timber and light industry and engineering works.
After the Treaty of Trianon, the city came to Romania from 1927 to 1938 and was also the capital of the Ciuc region. As a result of the Second Vienna Award, the territory in 1940 moved to the invasion of the Red Army in 1944 after Hungary. 1945, the city was again Romanian, which was confirmed at the Paris Peace Conference in 1946.
Even after the Second World War, the city has been the center of the area. From 1952 to 1960 she was part of the Hungarian Autonomous Region in Romania. It became the capital of Harghita County in 1968. The centralist policy of industrialization led to a sharp increase in the number of inhabitants.
Attractions
Count Hidvégi Mikó Ferenc (1585-1635) began on April 26, 1623 with the construction of the castle bearing his name. Its present form was given from 1714 to 1716 in the new construction under the direction of the Imperial General Stone 's will, which is also the inscription of the stone above the entrance.
The castle across the street is an imposing neoclassical building which was originally the County. It was built in 1886. Now building the municipal mayor's office is housed. In addition, a private palace located with two towers. On the side of the castle square is Zsögöder the Palace of Justice, which was built in 1892. The Orthodox church north of the castle, which was built in 1934, blends not with the style of the surrounding buildings.
Hungarian consulate
The school Áron Márton
Orthodox Cathedral
Catholic Church
Twinning
There is a partnership with the municipality of Riehen in the Swiss canton of Basel-Stadt.
Personalities
- István Antal (1958-2009), the Romanian- Hungarian hockey player
- Attila Ambrus (born 1967 ), Romanian - Hungarian hockey player
- Laszlo Berkeczy (1925-2009), German -Romanian- Hungarian sculptor
- Otto Keresztes ( born 1963 ), Romanian - Hungarian hockey player
- Albert - László Barabási (born 1967 ), Hungarian scientists
- Zoltan Pito ( b. 1974 ), Guitarist, Composer
- Edith Miklos (* 1988), Romanian -Hungarian skier