Toplița
Toplița Töplitz Maroshévíz |
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Basic data | ||||
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State : | Romania | |||
Historical region : | Transylvania | |||
Circle : | Harghita | |||
Coordinates : | 46 ° 55 ' N , 25 ° 21' E | |||
Time zone : | EET ( UTC +2) | |||
Height : | 667 m | |||
Area : | 338.33 km² | |||
Residents : | 13,929 (October 20, 2011) | |||
Population density : | 41 inhabitants per km² | |||
Postal code : | 535700 | |||
Telephone code : | (+40) 02 66 | |||
License plate : | MR | |||
Structure and administration (as of 2016) | ||||
Community type : | Municipality | |||
Structure : | 8 districts / cadastral communities: Călimănel , Luncani , Măgheruș , Moglănești , Secu , Vâgani , Vale , Zencani | |||
Mayor : | Stelu Platon ( PNL ) | |||
Postal address : | Str. Nicolae Bălcescu, no. 55-57 loc. Toplița, jud. Harghita, RO-535700 |
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Toplița ( Hungarian Maroshévíz , German Töplitz ) is a town in the Harghita district in Transylvania , Romania .
Geographical location
The city is located 37 km north of Gheorgheni , in the middle of the Eastern Carpathians , on the upper course of the Mureș River . Toplița is located at the intersection of national road 12 (Toplița - Sfântu Gheorghe ) with national road 15, which leads over the 1105 m high Carpathian pass Borsec to Borsec and Piatra Neamț . It is also on the railway line from Târgu Mureș to Gheorgheni . Because of its mountainous surroundings, the city is visited by many tourists.
history
In ancient times, the Dacian settlement Sangidava (according to Ptolemy ) was probably located here . The city was mentioned in modern times in 1658, at that time it belonged to the Principality of Transylvania . As part of Transylvania, the city belonged to the Habsburg monarchy from the end of the 17th century . After the First World War , the city came to Romania. As a result of the Second Vienna Arbitration Award in 1940, it again belonged to Hungary for four years , and from 1944 back to Romania.
population
In 2002 it had 15,880 inhabitants, including 11,291 (71.1%) Romanians , 4039 (25.4%) Hungarians ( Szekler ) and 486 (3.1%) Roma . It is the fourth largest city in Harghita County and the largest city there with a Romanian majority.
Personalities
- Miron Cristea (1868–1939), was the first Romanian Orthodox metropolitan from 1925 to 1939; and 1938/39 Prime Minister of Romania; 1919 honorary member of the Romanian Academy .
- Gunther Philipp (1918–2003), Austrian doctor, cabaret artist, actor, author and sportsman
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
- ↑ Information on Miron Cristea on ziuaveche.ro from February 4, 2011, accessed on April 28, 2011
- ↑ Information on Miron Cristea on the website of the Romanian Academy, accessed on April 28, 2011
- ↑ Patriarhul Miron Cristea ( Memento from June 26, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (Romanian)