Lunca de Jos
Lunca de Jos
Gyimesközéplok | |
|---|---|
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 Location in Harghita County | |
  Lunca de Jos Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°34′N 25°59′E / 46.567°N 25.983°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Harghita |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Karoly Gergely[1] (UDMR) |
| Area | 59.06 km2 (22.80 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 930 m (3,050 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 5,093 |
| • Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 537145 |
| Area code | +40 266 |
| Vehicle reg. | HR |
Lunca de Jos (
Component villages
The commune is composed of nine villages:
| In Romanian | In Hungarian |
|---|---|
| Barațcoș | Barackospatak |
| Lunca de Jos | Gyimesközéplok |
| Puntea Lupului | Farkaspalló |
| Poiana Fagului | Bükkhavaspataka |
| Valea Boroș | Borospataka |
| Valea Capelei | Kápolnáspataka |
| Valea Întunecoasă | Sötétpataka |
| Valea lui Antaloc | Antalokpataka |
| Valea Rece | Hidegség |
History
The village was historically part of the Székely Land region of Transylvania province. The first reports of settlers in the area was from 1721. It became independent from Gyimesbükk in 1795. The birth registry starts from 1854. The village belonged to Csíkszék district until the administrative reform of Transylvania in 1876, when they fell within the Csík County in the Kingdom of Hungary. After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, they became part of Romania and fell within Ciuc County during the interwar period. In 1940, the second Vienna Award granted the Northern Transylvania to Hungary and the villages were held by Hungary until 1944. After Soviet occupation, the Romanian administration returned and the commune became officially part of Romania in 1947. Between 1952 and 1960, the commune fell within the Magyar Autonomous Region, between 1960 and 1968 the Mureș-Magyar Autonomous Region. In 1968, the province was abolished, and since then, the commune has been part of Harghita County.
Demographics
At the 2011 census, the commune had a population of 5,328; out of them, 98% were Hungarian and 0.7% were Romanian.[3]
Economy
Until 1989, it was the center of local timber manufacturing with a board and since 1976 a furniture factory. The main activity of the villagers is cattle herding[4] and potato production. Industrial activity has decreased significantly after 1990.
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.
- ^ Tab8. Populaţia stabilă după etnie – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune, 2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 20 February 2020.
- ISBN 9789638641397.
External links
- Voluntary Firefighter Association
- Gyimes Folk Dance Camp
- Tourist accommodation (in Hungarian)
- Tourist accommodation (in Romanian)
- Pictures of the village
