Sânzieni

Sânzieni

Sânzieni

Commune in Covasna, Romania

"Petriceni" redirects here. For the Ukrainian village that bears this name in Romanian, see Kamianka, Chernivtsi Oblast.

Sânzieni (Hungarian: Kézdiszentlélek, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈkeːzdisɛntleːlɛk]) is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania composed of four villages:

  • Cașinu Mic / Kiskászon
  • Petriceni / Kézdikővár
  • Sânzieni / Kézdiszentlélek
  • Valea Seacă / Kézdiszárazpatak
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History

Sânzieni formed part of the Székely Land region of the historical Transylvania province. Until 1918, the village belonged to the Háromszék County of the Kingdom of Hungary. After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of Romania.

Demographics

The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2011 census, it has a population of 4,563, of which 99.17% or 4,525 are Hungarian.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Romania

Sânzieni is twinned with Újbuda, Budapest, Hungary.[3]

Fortified Church
Historical Map - Josephinische Landaufnahme 1769-1773

References

  1. [1]
    "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. [3]
    "Újbuda története" [Újbuda - New in History, Twin Towns]. Rafia.hu (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
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