Gheorgheni

Gheorgheni Niklasmarkt Gyergyószentmiklós
Basic data
State :	Romania
Historical region :	Transylvania
Circle :	Harghita
Coordinates :	46 ° 43 '  N , 25 ° 35'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 43 '12 "  N , 25 ° 35' 24"  E
Time zone :	EET ( UTC +2)
Height :	816  m
Area :	90.17  km²
Residents :	18,377 (October 20, 2011)
Population density :	204 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	535500
Telephone code :	(+40) 02 66
License plate :	MR
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type :	Municipality
Structure :	4 districts / cadastral communities: Covacipeter , Lacu Roșu , Vargatac , Visafolio
Mayor :	Zoltán Nagy ( PCM-MPP )
Postal address :	Libertății street, no. 27 loc. Gheorgheni, jud. Harghita, RO-535500
Website :	www.gyergyoszentmiklos.net

Gheorgheni ( Hungarian Gyergyószentmiklós , German  Niklasmarkt ) is a city in the east of the Transylvania region ( Romania ) and with around 20,000 inhabitants the third largest city in the Harghita district . It is located about 45 km north of the district capital Miercurea Ciuc ( Csíkszereda ) in a basin between the Outer and Inner Eastern Carpathians .

The city was first mentioned in 1332, when it was part of the Kingdom of Hungary . In the Middle Ages, numerous Armenians settled here and shaped the cityscape until the 19th century, when they were increasingly Magyarized by the surrounding Hungarian-speaking population. As part of Transylvania , the city belonged to the Habsburg monarchy from the 17th century . By the Treaty of Trianon , the city came to Romania in 1920. As a result of the Second Vienna Arbitration Award in 1940, it belonged again to Hungary for 4 years , and from 1944 back to Romania. Gheorgheni received the status of a municipality in 2003 .

Gheorgheni is located in the middle of the Eastern Carpathians and has a charming environment. Nearby is the Lacu Roșu reservoir ( Gyilkos-tó , Red Lake ). One of the sights in the city is the Gothic church from the 15th century.

population

Of the 20,018 inhabitants Gheorgheni had at the 2002 census, 17,524 were Szekler ( Hungarians ), 2,161 Romanians and 305 Roma . Because of the high proportion of Szeklers, the Hungarian language is considered the official language together with Romanian .

traffic

Gheorgheni is located at the intersection of national road 12 ( Toplița - Sfântu Gheorghe ) with road 12C, which leads over a 1256 m high Carpathian pass to Piatra Neamț , and 13B to Sovata . It is also the starting point for the railway lines to Târgu Mureș and Siculeni .

Personalities

• Pál Sajgó (1922–2016), Hungarian cross-country skier and biathlete
• Sándor László Barabás (* 1992), Romanian-Hungarian ice hockey player

literature

• Vofkori György: Gyergyószentmiklós. Várostörténet képekben. Gyilkos-tó, Békás-szoros. Polis, Kolozsvár 2004.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
2. ↑ 2002 census