Miercurea Ciuc

Miercurea Ciuc
Szeklerburg
Csíkszereda

Basic data

State :

Romania

Historical region :

Transylvania

Circle :

Harghita

Coordinates :

46 ° 22 ' N , 25 ° 48' E Coordinates: 46 ° 21 '34 " N , 25 ° 48' 14" E

Time zone :

EET ( UTC +2)

Height :

662 m

Residents :

38,966 (October 20, 2011)

Postal code :

530xxx

Telephone code :

(+40) 02 66

License plate :

MR

Structure and administration (as of 2016)

Community type :

Municipality

Structure :

3 districts / cadastral communities: Ciba , Harghita-Băi , Jigodin-Băi

Mayor :

Róbert-Kálmán Ráduly ( UDMR )

Postal address :

Piața Cetății no. 1
loc. Miercurea Ciuc, jud. Harghita, RO-530110

Website :

www.miercureaciuc.ro

Others

City Festival :

in July Festivalul de muzică veche

Miercurea Ciuc (red square) in Romania -
neighboring towns: Piatra Neamț , Sfântu Gheorghe

Miercurea Ciuc ([ ˈmierkurea t͜ʃuk ]; pronunciation ^?^/^I ; German Szeklerburg [ ˈseːklɐbʊʁk ], Hungarian Csíkszereda [ ˈt͜ʃiːkˌsɛrɛdɒ ]) is a city in the eastern part of the Transylvania region ( Romania ) and since 1968 the capital of the Harghita district . It lies in the middle of the Ciuc Basin (Depresiunea Ciucului / Csíki-Medence) between the volcanic Harghita Mountains and the Ciuc Mountains .

In 2003 the city had about 41,800 inhabitants, of which 34,359 were Szeklers , 7,274 Romanians , 262 Roma , etc. Due to the high proportion of Szeklers, Hungarian and Romanian are the official languages.

history

Szeklerburg was built near the already existing settlements Șumuleu Ciuc , Toplița Ciuc and Jigodin . The first documentary mention was made on August 5, 1558 in a letter of privilege from Queen Isabella , mother of the Transylvanian Prince Johann Sigismund , in which the residents of the village are exempt from certain taxes.

In 1661 Ali Pasha from Temesvár devastated the Ciuc area; the city was also affected. In 1650, 1655, 1677 and 1707 general chair meetings of the Szekler were held in Szeklerburg.

Due to its growing importance, Szeklerburg became the seat of the Hungarian Csík County in 1878 and remained so until 1918. In 1888 the hospital was rebuilt and in 1898 the current town hall was completed. The railway line , inaugurated on April 5, 1897, brought changes. A small wood and light industry as well as machine factories emerged.

After the Treaty of Trianon , the city came to Romania and was also the capital of the Ciuc region from 1927 to 1938. As a result of the Second Vienna Arbitration Award , the area moved back to Hungary in 1940 until the Red Army marched in in 1944. In 1945 the city became Romanian again, which was confirmed at the Paris Peace Conference in 1946 .

Even after the Second World War , the city remained the center of the area. From 1952 to 1960 it was part of the Hungarian Autonomous Region in Romania. In 1968 it became the capital of Harghita County. The centralized industrialization policy led to a strong increase in the population.

Population development

Attractions

Count Hídvégi Mikó Ferenc (1585–1635) began on April 26, 1623 with the construction of the castle that bears his name. It was given its present form from 1714 to 1716 when the building was rebuilt under the direction of the imperial general Steinwille, as evidenced by the inscription on the stone above the entrance gate. Since 1980, with an interruption between 1986 and 1989, the Festivalul de muzică veche ("European Festival for Early Music") has been held here every July .

Opposite the castle is an imposing, classical building, which was originally the county house. It was built in 1886. The city mayor's office is now located in the building. Next to it is a private palace with two towers. The Palace of Justice, which was built in 1892, is on the Zsögöder side of Burgplatz. The Orthodox Church north of the castle, built in 1934, does not fit in with the style of the surrounding structures.