Sovata

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Sovata
Szováta
Sovata coat of arms
Sovata (Romania)
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Basic data
State : RomaniaRomania Romania
Historical region : Transylvania
Circle : Mureș
Coordinates : 46 ° 35 '  N , 25 ° 4'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 35 '12 "  N , 25 ° 3' 53"  E
Time zone : EET ( UTC +2)
Height : 500  m
Residents : 10,385 (October 20, 2011)
Postal code : 545500
Telephone code : (+40) 02 65
License plate : MS
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type : city
Structure : 3 districts / cadastral communities: Căpeți , Ilieși , Săcădat
Mayor : László Zsolt Fülöp ( UDMR )
Postal address : Str. Principală, no. 155
loc. Sovata, jud. Mureș, RO-545500
Website :

Sovata ( Hungarian Szováta ) is a spa town and city in Mureș County in Romania .

location

Sovata is located in the east of the Transylvanian Basin , on the western edge of the Gurghiu Mountains . On the outskirts of the city the river Sovata flows into the Târnava Mică ( Little Kokel ). The district capital Târgu Mureș is located about 60 km to the west.

history

Millions of years ago the lagoons of a sea stretched on the western edge of the Eastern Carpathians , in which salt was deposited. Sovata was first mentioned in a document in 1581; at that time 16 families and one noble Szekler family were named Szovát .

The healing properties of salty water were described as early as 1596. In the 18th century, too, the residents used the salty water for medicinal purposes. In the second half of the 19th century, a sinkhole collapsed into an approximately 5 hectare lake, the Lacu Ursu (roughly "Bear Lake"). This is known from the phenomenon of heliothermal energy, whereby the salt stores the heat of the sun to a great extent. The Lacul Ursu and several other small lakes attracted travelers; in 1882, 200 vacationers were registered. In 1884 Sovata received the status of a health resort. Since then, gynecological, motor and endocrine diseases have been treated . In 1901 the Felső-Szováta ( Sovata de Sus ) facility opened , which is the center of the spa today. In 1905 the place received a railway connection. During the First World War , part of the spa facilities was destroyed. In 1918/20 Sovata, which until then had belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary , the Principality of Transylvania and Austria-Hungary , came to Romania. From 1921 onwards tourism experienced a new boom. In 1922, Sovata was connected to the power grid. During this phase, the spa was open seasonally from June 1st to September 30th. Guests at that time also included members of the Romanian royal family. In 1932 four hotels and 110 guest houses were registered. From 1940 to 1944 the place belonged temporarily back to Hungary as a result of the Second Vienna Arbitration . In 1952, Sovata was promoted to city. The spa has been running all year round since 1954. In 1970 four more large hotels were built. To this day, the city has been largely shaped by tourism.

In 2004, today's neighboring municipality of Sărățeni was spun off from Sovata.

population

At the 1850 census, of the 1268 inhabitants in the area of ​​today's city, 1,050 were Hungarians and 199 Romanians . To this day nothing has changed in the relationship between these nationalities; In 2002, the city registered 9,987 inhabitants, including 8,921 Hungarians, 820 Romanians and 202 Roma .

traffic

Sovata is situated on the railway line from Blaj to Praid . This is currently (2009) operated by the private operator Regiotrans . Around six local trains run in both directions every day. There are regular bus connections to Sighișoara , Reghin and Târgu Mureș.

Attractions

  • Spa facilities
  • salty lakes
  • Szekler wooden architecture

photos

  • Mayor's office

  • Lacu Ursu

  • Bath in Sovata

  • Bath in Sovata

  • Wooden gate in Sovata

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
  2. ↑ a b Ropedia.ro, accessed on January 28, 2009
  3. ↑ a b România Pitorească, accessed on January 28, 2009  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.romaniapitoreasca.org  
  4. ↑ Information from the Romanian Parliament , accessed on September 10, 2018 (PDF; 250 kB, Romanian).
  5. ↑ 2002 census, accessed on January 28, 2009 (PDF; 1.2 MB)