Odorheiu Secuiesc

Odorheiu Secuiesc (Romanian colloquially Odorhei, German Oderhellen, Hungarian Székelyudvarhely ) is a city in Romania in Harghita county in Transylvania and had in 2004 about 36,600 inhabitants, of which most Hungarians and 1,077 Romanians.

In dialectical variants, the city is also sometimes called Odderhällen or Hofmarkt. It is the cultural center of the Székely Land. The first documentary mention of the city took place in 1333 in a papal duty register, populated the area is, but ever since the Stone Age.

In August 2005 Odorheu Secuiesc and some surrounding villages were affected by severe flooding.

Attractions

  • Haáz Rezsõ Museum
  • Scientific Library, the foundations were made ​​of book donations from Prince Apafi Mihály and his chancellor, the school's founder János Bethlen, are laid.
  • Jesus chapel from the 13th century. It is a four-pass church and thus a rare monument Romanesque style in Transylvania.

Sports

The HC Odorheiu Secuiesc plays since 2007 in the first Romanian handball league.

Twin Cities

Odorheiu Secuiesc maintains partnerships with the Serbian city of Subotica, the Slovak Dunajská Streda, and the Hungarian towns Barcs, Békéscsaba, Cegléd Tatabánya, Vac, Törökbálint, Tihany, Hajdúdorog, Keszthely and the Budapest Castle District and the District Soroksár.

Hungarian language Cristuru Secuiesc Gheorgheni
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