Bățani

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Bățani
Nagybacon
Commune
Millecentennial monument
Millecentennial monument
Location in Covasna County
Location in Covasna County
Bățani is located in Romania
Bățani
Bățani
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°5′22″N 25°41′29″E / 46.08944°N 25.69139°E / 46.08944; 25.69139Coordinates: 46°5′22″N 25°41′29″E / 46.08944°N 25.69139°E / 46.08944; 25.69139
CountryRomania
CountyCovasna
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Andras Simon[1] (UDMR)
Population
 (2011)[2]
4,403
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.CV

Bățani (Hungarian: Nagybacon, Hungarian pronunciation: [nɒɟbɒtson]) is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania.

Component villages[]

The commune, with its center at Bățanii Mari, is composed of five villages:

In Romanian In Hungarian
Aita Seacă Szárazajta
Bățanii Mari Nagybacon
Bățanii Mici Kisbacon
Herculian Magyarhermány
Ozunca-Băi Uzonkafürdő

Demographics[]

During the 2002 census, it had a population of 4,501, of which 3,962 of its inhabitants, or 88.02%, were ethnic Hungarians.

According to the 2011 census, it has a population of 4.403 of which 83.08% are ethnic Hungarians, 12.24% are Roma people and 1.41% Romanians. For 3.27% of the population, the ethnicity is unknown.[3]

From a confessional point of view, most of the inhabitants are Reformed (75.15%), but there are also minorities of Pentecostals (11.83%), Roman Catholics (4.61%) and Orthodox (2.09%). For 3.5% of the population, the confessional affiliation is not known.[4]

History[]

Bățani on the Josephinian Land Survey, 1769-1773
Memorial of the victims killed by Maniu Guard on 26 September 1944

During World War II, ethnic conflicts took place in this area. After switching sides, the Romanian Army attacked Hungary and entered Northern Transylvania, on 4 September 1944, around 40 Romanian soldiers were tortured and killed by the defending Hungarian or German Army in Szárazajta (Aita Seacă).[5] On 26 September 1944, members of the irregular paramilitary led by Gavril Olteanu massacred thirteen Székelys in Aita Seacă village.[6][7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  3. ^ http://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sR_Tab_8.xls
  4. ^ http://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sR_TAB_13.xls
  5. ^ "Cum s-au măcelărit secuii cu românii în urmă cu 72 de ani. Misterele carnagiului de la Aita Seacă şi teroarea declanşată apoi".
  6. ^ The Aita Seacă (Szárazajta) massacre (in Hungarian)
  7. ^ Cum s-au măcelărit secuii cu românii în urmă cu 72 de ani. Misterele carnagiului de la Aita Seacă şi teroarea declanşată apoi
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