Poian ( hu, Kézdiszentkereszt,
Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in
Covasna County,
Transylvania,
Romania composed of two villages:
*Belani / Bélafalva
*Poian / Kézdiszentkereszt
History
It 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. In 2005,
Estelnic
Estelnic ( hu, Esztelnek, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania. It became an independent commune when it split from Poian in 2005.
The commune is composed of three villages:
* Cărpinenii / Csángótelep ...
, along with two other villages, broke away from Poian to form an independent commune.
Demographics
The commune has an absolute
Székely Székely may refer to:
*Székelys, Hungarian people from the historical region of Transylvania, Romania
**Székely Land, historic and ethnographic area in Transylvania, Romania
* Székely (village), a village in northeastern Hungary
*Székely (sur ...
Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 1,765 of which 99.43% or 1,755 are Hungarian.
References
{{Covasna County
Communes in Covasna County
Localities in Transylvania