Zetea ( hu, Zetelaka,
Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a
commune in the central part of
Harghita County,
Romania
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. The commune lies in the
Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern
Transylvania
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.
Component villages
The commune is composed of six villages:
Geography
Zetea is located north of
Odorheiu Secuiesc and west of the county seat,
Miercurea Ciuc.
The commune lies on the banks of the
Târnava Mare river. The
Vărșag is a left
tributary
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of this river; it flows into the Târnava Mare near the Poiana Târnavei village.
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 2011 census it had a population of 5,643 of which 96.72% or 5,721 were ethnic
Hungarians
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and 1.19% were ethnic
Romani
Romani may refer to:
Ethnicities
* Romani people, an ethnic group of Northern Indian origin, living dispersed in Europe, the Americas and Asia
** Romani genocide, under Nazi rule
* Romani language, any of several Indo-Aryan languages of the Roma ...
.
Natives
* (1895–1953), Franciscan monk, writer, victim of the Communist regime
*
Ludwig Schneider (b. 1968), German wrestler
See also
*
Dacian fortress of Zetea
It was a small Dacian fortress surrounded by moat and wall enclosing three terraces. It was dated between 1st century BC and 1st century AD.
References
Dacian fortresses in Harghita County
Ancient history of Transylvania
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References
External links
https://zetelaka.ro/zetelakahttps://zetelaka.ro/zetea
Communes in Harghita County
Localities in Transylvania
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