Ghelința ( hu, Gelence, ; german: Gälänz) is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in
Covasna County
Covasna County (, hu, Kovászna megye, ) is a county ( județ) of Romania, in eastern Transylvania, with the county seat at Sfântu Gheorghe.
Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 210,177, making it the second least populous of Romania' ...
,
Transylvania
Transylvania ( ro, Ardeal or ; hu, Erdély; german: Siebenbürgen) is a historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and south its natural border is the Carpathian Mountains, and to the west the Ap ...
,
Romania
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. It is composed of two villages, Ghelința and Harale (''Haraly'').
It formed part of the
Székely Land
The Székely Land or Szeklerland ( hu, Székelyföld, ; ro, Ținutul Secuiesc and sometimes ; german: Szeklerland; la, Terra Siculorum) is a historic and ethnographic area in Romania, inhabited mainly by Székelys, a subgroup of Hungarians. ...
, ethno-cultural region of the historical
Transylvania
Transylvania ( ro, Ardeal or ; hu, Erdély; german: Siebenbürgen) is a historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and south its natural border is the Carpathian Mountains, and to the west the Ap ...
province
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.
Demographics
The commune has an absolute
Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002
census
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, it has a population of 4,774 of which 98.49% or 4,702 are
Székely Hungarian.
Tourist attraction
The
St. Emeric Catholic Church
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with its 13th century
murals
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Word mural in art
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is the main
tourist attraction
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Types
Places of natural b ...
of the village.
Image:Gelence freskó 1.jpg, 13th century mural
St. Emeric Church
Image:Ihopulele 30D 0869 Ghelinta.jpg, Interior
St. Emeric Church
image:Gelence mennyezetkazetták.jpg, Ceiling panels
St. Emeric Church
Image:Gelence church inside 4.JPG, Mural
St. Emeric Church
Image:Haraly római katolikus harangláb.jpg, Harale Catholic Church
See also
*
Laslea, Mălâncrav church: early 14th- and 15th-century murals
*
Church on the Hill (Sighișoara)
The Church on the Hill ( ro, Biserica din Deal, german: Bergkirche) is an architecturally significant church located in Sighișoara, Sighişoara, Mureș County in Romania. This church is the most important monument of religious architecture in Sig ...
, 14th-16th century murals
*
Dârjiu
Dârjiu ( hu, Székelyderzs, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania.
The toponym "''Székelyderzs''" was first mentioned as "De ers" in a ...
, church murals from 1419
References
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Communes in Covasna County
Localities in Transylvania