Gheorgheni

Gheorgheni

Gyergyószentmiklós
Gheorgheni Gyergyószentmiklós
Municipality
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location in Harghita County
	Gheorgheni Location in Romania
	Coordinates: 46°43′12″N 25°35′24″E / 46.72000°N 25.59000°E
Country	Romania
County	Harghita
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Tibor Csergő (UDMR)
Area	90.17 km2 (34.81 sq mi)
Elevation	816 m (2,677 ft)
Population (2021-12-01)	15,884
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	535500
Area code	(+40) 02 66
Vehicle reg.	HR
Website	www.gheorgheni.ro

Gheorgheni (Romanian pronunciation: [ɡe̯orˈɡenʲ]; Hungarian: Gyergyószentmiklós Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɟɛrɟoːsɛntmikloːʃ] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in Harghita County, Romania, with a population of 15,844, as of 2021. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania. The city administers four villages: Covacipeter (Kovácspéter), Lacu Roșu (Gyilkostó), Vargatac (Vargatag), and Visafolio (Visszafolyó).

Geography

The city is located in the northeastern part of Harghita County, 57 km (35 mi) north of the county seat,

Cheile Bicazului, a narrow canyon through the Eastern Carpathian Mountains forming the border with Neamț County

.

History

Gheorgheni historically formed part of the

Gyergyószék. Between 1867 and 1918 it fell within Csík County

, in the Kingdom of Hungary.

In the aftermath of World War I, the Union of Transylvania with Romania was declared in December 1918. At the start of the Hungarian–Romanian War of 1918–1919, the town passed under Romanian administration. After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of the Kingdom of Romania and fell within Ciuc County. In 1940, the Second Vienna Award granted Northern Transylvania to Hungary. Towards the end of World War II, Romanian and Soviet armies entered the town in October 1944. The territory of Northern Transylvania remained under Soviet military administration until March 9, 1945, after which it again became part of Romania. Between 1952 and 1960, Gheorgheni was part of the Magyar Autonomous Region, and between 1960 and 1968 part of the Mureș-Magyar Autonomous Region. After the administrative reform of 1968, the region was abolished, and since then, the city has been part of Harghita County.

Demographics

Ethnic composition of Gheorgheni municipality

Hungarian (83.73%)

Romanian (9.05%)

Romi (2.37%)

Unknown (4.76%)

Another ethnicity (0.07%)

The confessional composition of the municipality of Gheorgheni

Roman Catholics (76.64%)

Orthodox (8.73%)

Reformed (5.81%)

Baptists (1.08%)

Unknown (5.04%)

Another religion (2.67%)

At the 2021 census, Gheorgheni had a population of 15,884.^[3] At the 2011 census, the city had a population of 17,705, of which 86.13% (15,250) were Hungarians and 1,988 (11.22%) Romanians.

Demographic movement according to the censuses:

For Armenian Catholics, see Ordinariate for Armenian Catholics of Romania.

Politics

The town council has 19 members as follows:

	Party	Seats	Current Council
	Hungarian Civic Party (PCM/MPP)	10
	Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR/RMDSZ)	6
	Independent politician	2
	National Liberal Party (PNL)	1

Natives

Zsolt Antal (born 1972), cross-country skier
Mihály Fogarasy [hu; ro] (1800–1882), bishop of the Catholic Church
Réka Forika (born 1989), biathlete
Ștefan Gal (born 1951), gymnast
Mónika György (born 1982), cross-country skier
Tímea Lőrincz (born 1992), cross-country skier
Katalin Marosi (born 1979), tennis player
Endre Molnár (born 1945), water polo player
Pál Sajgó (1922–2016), cross-country skier and biathlete
László Sólyom (born 1955), ice hockey player
Virgil Șotropa [ro] (1867–1954), teacher, honorary member of the Romanian Academy
Ágnes Szatmári (born 1987), tennis player
Csaba Szekely (born 1990), ice hockey coach and goaltender
László Tamás (born 1988), footballer
Elemer-György Tanko (born 1968), cross-country skier
Andrei Țepeș (born 1991), footballer

Twinnings

References

^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.

City Hall
Armenian Catholic church
Saint Nicholas Roman Catholic church
Fogarasy Mihály Technological High School
Train station

[1] "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

[2] "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.

[RPL2021-3] "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.

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v t e Harghita County, Romania
Cities	Miercurea Ciuc (county seat) Gheorgheni Odorheiu Secuiesc Toplița
Towns	Băile Tușnad Bălan Borsec Cristuru Secuiesc Vlăhița
Communes	Atid Avrămești Bilbor Brădești Căpâlnița Cârța Ciceu Ciucsângeorgiu Ciumani Corbu Corund Cozmeni Dănești Dârjiu Dealu Ditrău Feliceni Frumoasa Gălăuțaș Joseni Lăzarea Leliceni Lueta Lunca de Jos Lunca de Sus Lupeni Mădăraș Mărtiniș Merești Mihăileni Mugeni Ocland Păuleni-Ciuc Plăieșii de Jos Porumbeni Praid Racu Remetea Săcel Sâncrăieni Sândominic Sânmartin Sânsimion Sântimbru Sărmaș Satu Mare Secuieni Siculeni Șimonești Subcetate Suseni Tomești Tulgheș Tușnad Ulieș Vărșag Voșlăbeni Zetea

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