Gheorgheni

Gheorgheni (Hungarian Gyergyószentmiklós, Niklas German market ) is a city in the east of Transylvania (Romania) and with about 20,000 inhabitants, is the third largest city in Harghita County. It is located about 45 km north of the county town of Miercurea Ciuc ( Csíkszereda ) in a basin between the exterior and interior of the Eastern Carpathians.

The town was first mentioned in 1332, at that time it belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary. In the Middle Ages it many Armenians settled and dominated the cityscape until the 19th century, when it became increasingly Magyarised of the surrounding Hungarian-speaking population. As part of Transylvania, the city was from the 17th century, the Habsburg monarchy. By the Treaty of Trianon, the city came to Romania in 1920. As a result of the Second Vienna Award of 1940 was again for 4 years to Hungary, since 1944 back to Romania. Gheorgheni received the status of municipium 2003.

Gheorgheni is situated in the Eastern Carpathians and has a charming environment. In the vicinity is the reservoir Lacu Rosu ( Gyilkos -tó, Red Sea). Among the attractions in the city include, inter alia, the Gothic church from the 15th century.

Population

Of the 20 018 inhabitants who had Gheorgheni to the 2002 census, 17,524 were Székely (Hungary ), 2161 Romanians and 305 Roma ( Gypsies). Because of the high proportion of Székely Hungarian language is considered together with the Romanian as the official language.

Traffic

Gheorgheni is located at the intersection of National Highway 12 ( Topliţa - Sfântu Gheorghe ) with the roads 12C via a 1256 m high Carpathians Piatra Neamţ pass by, and 13B to Sovata. It is also the starting point of the railway lines to Târgu Mureş and after Siculeni.

Personalities

  • Pál Sajgó (* 1922), Swedish cross-country skier and biathlete
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