Cristuru Secuiesc
Cristuru Secuiesc
Székelykeresztúr | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in Harghita County | |
  Cristuru Secuiesc Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°17′30″N 25°2′7″E / 46.29167°N 25.03528°ECoordinates: 46°17′30″N 25°2′7″E / 46.29167°N 25.03528°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Harghita |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Hunor-János Koncz[1] (AMT) |
| Population (2011)[2] | 9,650 |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | HR |
| Website | www |
Cristuru Secuiesc (Romanian pronunciation: [ˌkristuru sekuˈjesk]; Hungarian: Székelykeresztúr, pronounced [ˈseːkɛjkɛrɛstuːr] (
listen)) is a town in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania.
The town administers two villages:
- Betești / Betfalva, part of Mugeni until 2004
- Filiaș / Fiatfalva
History[]
The town was part of the Székely Land area of the historical Transylvania province. It belonged to Udvarhelyszék until the administrative reform of Transylvania in 1876, when it fell within the Udvarhely County of the Kingdom of Hungary. After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of Romania and fell within Odorhei County during the interwar period. In 1940, the second Vienna Award granted the Northern Transylvania to Hungary and the town was held by Hungary until the end of World War II. Following by the Soviet occupation, the Romanian administration returned in 1945 and it became officially part of Romania in 1947. Between 1952 and 1960, the town fell within the Magyar Autonomous Region, between 1960 and 1968 the Mureș-Magyar Autonomous Region. In 1968, the province was abolished, and since then, the town has been part of Harghita County.
Demographics[]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1956 | 5,194 | — |
| 1966 | 5,942 | +14.4% |
| 1977 | 7,197 | +21.1% |
| 1992 | 10,611 | +47.4% |
| 2002 | 11,291 | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 9,491 | −15.9% |
| Source: Census data | ||
As of the Romanian census of 2002, the town has a population of 9,672 of whom 9,201 (95.13%) are ethnic Hungarians, 2.47 ethnic Roma, 2.27% ethnic Romanians and 0.12% others.[3]
Demographic movements according to census data:
In terms of religion, 46.02% of its inhabitants are Reformed, 35.99% are Unitarian, 14.27% are Roman Catholic, 2.33% are Romanian Orthodox.
Natives[]
Sights[]
The Unitarian Gimnazium (secondary school) was established in the 18th century. The Catholic church has medieval murals.
International relations[]
Twin towns – Sister cities[]
Cristuru Secuiesc is twinned with:
Ajka, Hungary (1992)- Csurgó, Hungary
- Derecske, Hungary
- Dévaványa, Hungary (1994)
- Dunakeszi, Hungary
- Kalocsa, Hungary
- Karcag, Hungary (1990)
- Kúnszentmiklós, Hungary
- Lánycsók, Hungary
Senta, Serbia- Pesterzsébet – 20th district of Budapest, Hungary
Gallery[]
Catholic parish church
Liberty Square
River Bank
References[]
- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ 2002 Census
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cristuru Secuiesc. |
- Town Website (in Hungarian)
- Molnár István Museaum (in Hungarian)
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- Towns in Romania
- Populated places in Harghita County
- Localities in Transylvania
- Székely communities