Căpâlnița

Căpâlnița
Kápolnásfalu

Basic data

State :

Romania

Historical region :

Transylvania

Circle :

Harghita

Coordinates :

46 ° 21 ' N , 25 ° 30' E Coordinates: 46 ° 21 '24 " N , 25 ° 30' 28" E

Time zone :

EET ( UTC +2)

Height :

849 m

Area :

26.50 km²

Residents :

2,026 (October 20, 2011)

Population density :

76 inhabitants per km²

Postal code :

537030

Telephone code :

(+40) 02 66

License plate :

MR

Structure and administration (as of 2016)

Community type :

local community

Structure :

Căpâlnița

Mayor :

László Benedek ( UDMR )

Postal address :

Str. Principală, no. 352
loc. Căpâlnița, jud. Harghita, RO-537030

Căpâlniţa [ kəpɨlnit͡sa ] (deprecated Olafalăul Mic ; Hungarian Kápolnásfalu ) is a commune in Harghita County , in the region of Transylvania in Romania .

The place is also known by the Hungarian names Kápolnásoláhfalu and Kicsioláhfalu .

Geographical location

Location of the Căpâlnița municipality in Harghita County

View of Căpâlnița

Căpâlnița is located in the southern foothills of the Harghita Mountains - a part of the Eastern Carpathians - in the historical region of Szeklerland in the southern half of the Harghita district. At the Homorodul Mic , a source river of the Homorod , and the national road DN13A , the place Căpâlnița is about 20 kilometers east of the town Odorheiu Secuiesc (Oderhellen) and about 30 kilometers west of the district capital Miercurea Ciuc (Szeklerburg) .

history

The place Căpâlnița, mostly inhabited by Szeklern people, was first mentioned in 1567 or 1722, according to various sources. There are no archaeological finds in the area of Căpâlnițas.

At the time of the Kingdom of Hungary , Căpâlnița belonged to the Udvarhely district in the Udvarhely County ( Romanian Comitatul Odorhei ), then to the historical Odorhei district and from 1950 to the present Harghita district. Until 1968, the village of Băile Homorod belonged to Căpâlnița , which was then administratively assigned to the small town of Vlăhița (Wlachendorf) .

There used to be several sawmills along the Homorod stream . The villagers mainly work as shindlers and wood carvers . Their houses are brightly painted and have carved wooden furniture.

There are 869 properties in the village, 94% of which are connected to the electricity network, 80% to the drinking water network and 78.8% to the sewage network.

population

The population of the municipality of Căpâlnița developed as follows:

census		Ethnic composition
year	population	Romanians	Hungary	German	other
1850	1,339	11	1,301	-	27
1930	2,024	3	2,009	1	11
1977	2.131	22nd	2,049	-	60
2011	2,026	4th	1.925	-	97

Since 1850, the area of Căpâlnița has had the highest population (2,140) and that of the Magyars (2,119) in 1941. The highest number of Romanians was registered in 1977, that of Roma (81) in 2011 and that of Romanian Germans one each in 1930 and 1956. Furthermore, one Slovak was registered between 1930 and 1966 .

The main occupation of the population today is agriculture and wood processing. Many male villagers are also employed in the metal industry in the area.

Attractions

The Catholic Church was built in 1797 on the site of a chapel that was destroyed in 1710.
The place is also the starting point for the summit Mădăraș ( 1801 m ) in the Harghita Mountains.

Town twinning

After 1989, Căpâlnița maintained partnerships with the Hungarian towns of Bercel in Nógrád county , with Gyöngyössolymos and Kápolna in Heves county and with Kötegyán in Békés county .

Web links

Commons : Căpâlnița - collection of images, videos and audio files

The municipality of Căpâlnița at ghidulprimariilor.ro

Individual evidence

↑ 2011 census in Romania ( MS Excel ; 1.3 MB).
↑ Arcanum Kézikönyvtár: Historical-administrative book of place names of Transylvania, Banat and Partium. Retrieved July 24, 2020 (Hungarian).
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Strategy for sustainable development of the municipality of Căpâlnița for the period 2015–2020. (PDF; 724 kB) Accessed July 26, 2020 (Romanian).
↑ ^a ^b Heinz Heltmann, Gustav Servatius (Ed.): Travel Guide Siebenbürgen . Kraft, Würzburg 1993, ISBN 3-8083-2019-2 , p. 517 .
↑ Censuses 1850–2002, last updated November 2, 2008 (PDF; 1 MB; Hungarian).
↑ Information on the Catholic Church in Căpâlnița at biserici.org, accessed on July 27, 2020 (Romanian).
↑ Information on the Mădăraș summit at sites.google.com, accessed on July 26, 2020 (Romanian).

[VZ2011-1] 2011 census in Romania ( MS Excel ; 1.3 MB).

[2] Arcanum Kézikönyvtár: Historical-administrative book of place names of Transylvania, Banat and Partium. Retrieved July 24, 2020 (Hungarian).

[Entwicklung_Gemeinde-3] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Strategy for sustainable development of the municipality of Căpâlnița for the period 2015–2020. (PDF; 724 kB) Accessed July 26, 2020 (Romanian).

[HHGS-4] Heinz Heltmann, Gustav Servatius (Ed.): Travel Guide Siebenbürgen . Kraft, Würzburg 1993, ISBN 3-8083-2019-2 , p. 517 .

[5] Censuses 1850–2002, last updated November 2, 2008 (PDF; 1 MB; Hungarian).

[6] Information on the Catholic Church in Căpâlnița at biserici.org, accessed on July 27, 2020 (Romanian).

[7] Information on the Mădăraș summit at sites.google.com, accessed on July 26, 2020 (Romanian).