Brețcu

Brețcu Bereck
Commune
Coat of arms
Location in Covasna County
Brețcu Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°3′N 26°18′E / 46.050°N 26.300°E / 46.050; 26.300Coordinates: 46°3′N 26°18′E / 46.050°N 26.300°E / 46.050; 26.300
Country	Romania
County	Covasna
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Zoltán Dimény[1] (UDMR)
Population  (2011)[2]	3,550
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	CV

Brețcu (Romanian: [ˈbret͡sku] listen in Romanian; Hungarian: Bereck, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈbɛrɛtsk]; Latin: Angustia) is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania composed of three villages:

• Brețcu / Bereck
• Mărtănuș / Kézdimartonos
• Oituz / Ojtoztelep

The village has been recorded under different names: Bereczk (1476), Breczko (1482-1496), Bretzku (1787 and 1850) and Bereck (1854).

The Roman castra and settlement of Angustia and is located on the east side of the village. argued that Brețcu was an old Romanian land mentioned in 1426 by King Sigismund in an official document.^{[3][better source needed]} In that document, King Sigismund offered privileges to Romanians and to their Duke (the names of some Romanians were cited: Ioan and Radul, Țacu's son). The document contains the first attestation of Brețcu village.^{[citation needed]}

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  Roman fort "Angustia"

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  Statue of Michael the Brave

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  Statue of Áron Gábor

Demographics[]

According to the 2011 census, the commune has a population of 3,510 of which 71.46% are Hungarians and 22.9% are Romanians.^[4]

Personalities[]

Áron Gábor, hero of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 was born here in 1814.

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• Information in English, Hungarian, Romanian