Vlăhița

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Vlăhița
Wlachendorf
Szentegyháza
Vlăhița coat of arms
Vlăhița (Romania)
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Basic data
State : RomaniaRomania Romania
Historical region : Transylvania
Circle : Harghita
Coordinates : 46 ° 21 '  N , 25 ° 32'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 20 '45 "  N , 25 ° 31' 46"  E
Time zone : EET ( UTC +2)
Height : 860  m
Area : 98.49  km²
Residents : 6,898 (October 20, 2011)
Population density : 70 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 535800
Telephone code : (+40) 02 66
License plate : MR
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type : city
Structure : 2 districts / cadastral communities: Minele Lueta , Băile Homorod
Mayor : Tibor Molnár ( MPP - EMNP )
Postal address : Turnătorilor street, no. 20
loc. Vlăhița, jud. Harghita, RO-535800
Website :

Vlăhița ( German  Wlachendorf , Hungarian Szentegyháza ) is a small town in the Harghita district in Transylvania , Romania .

Geographical location

Vlăhița is located roughly in the middle of Romania on the western slope of the Harghita Mountains , part of the Eastern Carpathians . The district capital Miercurea Ciuc is located about 20 km to the east.

history

Vlăhița was first mentioned in a document in 1301. The residents of the place lived from cattle breeding, forestry and wood processing. In addition, the village was about the middle of a trade route between the cities of Miercurea Ciuc and Odorheiu Secuiesc and earned money from trade. In the 19th century, iron ore mining began in the area; metallurgical plants were established in Vlăhiiebea.

Until 1918 the place - which was originally called Oláhfalu - belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary , the Principality of Transylvania and Austria-Hungary . After the First World War he came to Romania, from 1940 to 1944 temporarily back to Hungary as a result of the Second Vienna Arbitration . In 1968 Vlăhița was declared a city.

The most important branches of industry are metal and wood processing and trade.

population

In 1850 there were 1651 people living in the area of ​​today's town, including 1547 Hungarians , 54 Romanians and 33 Roma . At the 2002 census, Vlăhița had 7,042 inhabitants, including 6,960 Hungarians and 79 Romanians. 6824 were registered in Vlăhița itself, 218 in the two incorporated villages.

traffic

Vlăhița has no rail connection. There are regular bus connections to Miercurea Ciuc and Odorheiu Secuiesc.

Attractions

  • Remains of a Roman fortress (2nd century) in the Băile Homorod district
  • old forge (1860)
  • Narcissus meadow on the outskirts
  • Băile Homorod tourist center

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
  2. ^ Website of the city, accessed on March 31, 2009 ( Memento from September 16, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ 2002 census, accessed on March 31, 2009 (PDF file; 675 kB)