Covasna

Covasna ( German Covasna, Covasna Hungarian ) is a town of about 10,000 inhabitants in Romania Covasna county.

Although Covasna is the namesake of the county with the same, it is not the county 's capital is Sfântu Gheorghe.

Geographical location

Covasna is located quite high (500 m) and is part of the Székely Land ( Székely ), a region of Transylvania, which is mainly inhabited by Hungarians and is still heavily influenced by the former rule of the Habsburg monarchy. The frontier Austria -Hungary was only a few kilometers east of Covasna.

Population

For population mainly include Hungary ( 60%), Romania ( 35%) and Roma ( 5%).

Economy

Covasna is one of the former tourist centers of Romania, and especially for his famous spa facilities. Here, with ascending out of the earth gases in the so-called Mofeten extremely treated many diseases, especially cardiovascular woes.

After the collapse of communism, most of the old hotels have been abandoned and partially replaced by new equipment. A prime example of this is true, the ultra-modern 4-star Wellness Hotel Clermont, which was inaugurated in the fall of 2007.

Furthermore, Covasna is called the " City of 1000 Sources"; it flows in different places partly natural, partly carbonated mineral water from the earth.

Other important industries include agriculture and the timber industry. The latter was particularly boosted by a blizzard in 2005. In this large parts of the forest, which surrounds Covasna, destroyed by wind damage. The need for wood transported away led to the emergence of numerous companies in the wood processing sector.

In addition, PepsiCo has established its own plant in Covasna and provides various drinks here forth.

Leisure

Nearby Covasnas there are many leisure and sport activities ( skiing, horseback riding, snowmobiling, quad biking, hunting, fishing, etc.).

Famous people

Among the most famous personalities Covasnas the researcher Sándor Csoma, who has traveled in the 19th century to India to explore the origins of the Hungarian language belongs.