Sânsimion

Sânsimion or old spelling Sînsimion [ sɨnsimion ] (deprecated Sântsimon or Simoneşti; Hungarian Csíkszentsimon or Szentsimon ) is a municipality in Harghita county in Transylvania, Romania.

Geographical location

The community Sânsimion located in the Eastern Carpathians in the historic Székelyföld on the upper reaches of the river Olt (Alt ). On the left bank of the Alt, on the county road (drum Judetean ) DJ 123A and the railway line Sfântu Gheorghe Siculeni - Adjud the place is about 12 kilometers southeast of the county town of Miercurea Ciuc ( Csíkszereda ).

History

The place Sânsimion in 1333 first mentioned.

Population

The population of the municipality is as follows:

The highest population of the church today - and at the same time the Hungarians - 1977; the Romanians (62 ) in 1956, which the Germans in 1930 and the registered Roma (81 ) 1966. In addition, 1900 and 1930 depending on a resident as Ukrainians, 1900 12 and 1930 as a Slovak designated.