Reci ( hu, Réty,
Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune 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
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,
Romania
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composed of four villages:
*Aninoasa / Egerpatak
*Bita / Bita
*Reci
*Saciova / Szacsva
It also included Comolău (''Komolló'') village until 1968, when it was disestablished.
History
A Roman settlement was discovered near Reci, from the 4th century, belonging to the Sântana de Mureș culture.
A settlement and a grave from the 10th-11th centuries were discovered on the right bank of the Negru River.
Until 1918, the village belonged to the
Háromszék County of the
Austro-Hungary
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. After the
Treaty of Trianon
The Treaty of Trianon (french: Traité de Trianon, hu, Trianoni békeszerződés, it, Trattato del Trianon) was prepared at the Paris Peace Conference (1919–1920), Paris Peace Conference and was signed in the Grand Trianon château in ...
of 1920, it became part of
Romania
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.
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
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it has a population of 2,234 of which 98.88% or 2,209 are Hungarian.
Twin towns
:
Abony
Abony (german: Wabing) is a town in Pest County, Hungary.
Geography
Abony is a town in the south-east of , between the Danube and Tisza rivers. It is from Cegléd and from Budapest, at an elevation of . The area is on the River Tisza's wide ...
References
{{Covasna County
Communes in Covasna County
Localities in Transylvania