Toplița

Toplița
Töplitz
Maroshévíz

Basic data

State :

Romania

Historical region :

Transylvania

Circle :

Harghita

Coordinates :

46 ° 55 ' N , 25 ° 21' E Coordinates: 46 ° 55 '25 " N , 25 ° 20' 45" 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

Website :

www.primariatoplita.ro

Panoramic picture from Toplița

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

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

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)

[1] 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de

[2] Information on Miron Cristea on ziuaveche.ro from February 4, 2011, accessed on April 28, 2011

[3] Information on Miron Cristea on the website of the Romanian Academy, accessed on April 28, 2011

[4] Patriarhul Miron Cristea ( Memento from June 26, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (Romanian)