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Mugeni
Mugeni ( hu, Bögöz ) is a commune in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania. Component villages The commune is composed of eight villages: In 2004, the villages of Porumbenii Mari and Porumbenii Mici formed the commune of Porumbeni (''Nagygalambfalva''). The village of Betești (''Betfalva'') was transferred to the town of Cristuru Secuiesc that year. History The villages forming the present-day commune were part of the Székely Land region of the historical Transylvania province. They 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 Northern Transylvania to Hungary and the villages were held by Hungary until 1944. After Soviet occupation, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porumbeni, Harghita
Porumbeni ( hu, Nagygalambfalva ) is a commune in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania, and is composed of two villages, Porumbenii Mari (the commune center; ''Nagygalambfalva'') and Porumbenii Mici (''Kisgalambfalva''). Porumbenii Mari is generally referred to as ''Galambfalva'' in Hungarian and was originally called ''Golumba Mare'' in Romanian. The commune lies on the Transylvanian Plateau, on the banks of the Târnava Mare River. It is located in the southwestern part of the county, on the border with Mureș County. The nearest city is Odorheiu Secuiesc, to the east on county road DJ137C; the county seat, Miercurea Ciuc, is away. Demographics Formerly part of Mugeni commune, the two villages broke off in 2004. At the 2011 census, 99.33% of inhabitants were Székely Hungarians and 0.51% Roma. History The commune has attracted interest from archaeologists, who have uncovered numerous material proofs of huma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
