Sânzieni

Sânzieni Kézdiszentlélek
Basic data
State :	Romania
Historical region :	Transylvania
Circle :	Covasna
Coordinates :	46 ° 3 '  N , 26 ° 8'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 2 '37 "  N , 26 ° 7' 42"  E
Time zone :	EET ( UTC +2)
Height :	588  m
Area :	96.70  km²
Residents :	4,582 (October 20, 2011)
Population density :	47 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	527150
Telephone code :	(+40) 02 67
License plate :	CV
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type :	local community
Structure :	Sânzieni, Cașinu Mic , Petriceni , Valea Seacă
Mayor :	Tibor Balogh ( UDMR )
Postal address :	Str. Principală, no. 337 loc. Sânzieni, jud. Covasna, RO-527150
Website :	www.sanzieni.ro
Others
City Festival :	August 20th, Szent Istvàna Ünnep

Sanzieni [ sɨnzienʲ ] ( Hungarian Kézdiszentlélek , Hungarian pronunciation : keːzdisɛntleːlɛk ) is a commune in Covasna County , in the region of Transylvania in Romania . It consists of four villages: Sânzieni, Cașinu Mic (Kiskászon) , Petriceni (Kézdikővár) and Valea Seacă (Kézdiszárazpatak) .

The municipality is located in the Szeklerland and is almost entirely inhabited by Hungarian-speaking ethnic groups. It belonged to Hungary until it became part of Romania in 1920 with the Treaty of Trianon .

Attractions

• The Roman Catholic fortified church at the foot of the Perkő Mountain has Gothic and Baroque fittings. The altar is dated to 1685. The church encloses a protective wall with bastions, which in 1730 because of the Tatars was built -Kriege.
• The Stephen's Chapel (ung. Szent István Kápolna ) is a medieval chapel on the mountain Perko . It contains a fresco in the altar area, other ceiling paintings are waiting to be restored.

Important festivals

Every year on August 20th the St. Stephen's Festival (Szent Istvàna Ünnep) is celebrated. Several thousand festival visitors climb the mountain Perkő where a service takes place in front of the chapel.

ethnicities

60% Romanians 30% Magyars 5% Roma 4% Russians 1% Germans

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Town twinning

Sânzieni maintains partnerships with the Hungarian towns of Gönc , Szentgál , Újbuda , Alsónyék , Nyékládháza and Fony .

literature

• Kinga, András: Kézdiszentlélek Templomai, Ambrózia, ISBN 9739871763
• Kézdiszentlélek Albuma 2010, ISBN 9789730090192

Web links

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

• Sânzieni at ghidulprimariilor.ro

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
2. ↑ Information on the website of the municipality of Sânzieni accessed on April 2, 2020 (Romanian).