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Ghelința River
Ghelința ( hu, Gelence, ; german: Gälänz) is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Ghelința and Harale (''Haraly''). It formed part of the Székely Land, ethno-cultural region of the historical Transylvania province. Demographics The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 4,774 of which 98.49% or 4,702 are Székely Hungarian. Tourist attraction The St. Emeric Catholic Church with its 13th century murals is the main tourist attraction 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 *Chu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Emeric Of Hungary
Emeric ( hu, Szent Imre herceg), also ''Emericus,'' ''Emerick, Emery, Emory'', and venerated as Saint Emeric (c. 1007 – 2 September 1031) was the son of King Stephen I of Hungary and Giselle of Bavaria. Life Family Emeric is assumedSauser, E., ''Biographisch-bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon'' (German, title transl. "Biographical-bibliographical encyclopaedia of the Roman Catholic church") Vol. XXI, pub. Bautz, 2003, to be the second son of Stephen I. Named after his maternal uncle Henry II, he was the only one of Stephen's sons who reached adulthood. Education Emeric was educated in a strict and ascetic spirit by the Benedictine monk from Venice, Gerard, from the age of 15 to 23. He was intended to be the next monarch of Hungary, and his father wrote his ''Admonitions'' to prepare him for this task. His father tried to make Emeric co-heir still in his lifetime. He married in the year 1022. The identity of his wife is disputed. Some say it was Irene Monomachina, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses include censuses of agriculture, traditional culture, business, supplies, and traffic censuses. The United Nations (UN) defines the essential features of population and housing censuses as "individual enumeration, universality within a defined territory, simultaneity and defined periodicity", and recommends that population censuses be taken at least every ten years. UN recommendations also cover census topics to be collected, official definitions, classifications and other useful information to co-ordinate international practices. The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in turn, defines the census of agriculture as "a statistical operation for collecting, processing and disseminating data on the structure of agriculture, coverin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 papal list of tithes taken in 1334. In 1525, it was recorded as ''Ders'', while in 1760, it was already mentioned by its modern Hungarian name as ''Székely Derzs''. The first written mention of the toponym ''Székelyderzs'' as ''De Ers'' is from a list of papal tithes taken in 1334. In 1525, it was mentioned as ''Ders'', while in 1760, the modern form of its Hungarian name was already used as ''Székely Derzs''. The name ''Derzs'' is thought to be from the Old Bulgar. Transylvanian Toponym Book The commune is composed of two villages: *Dârj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church On The Hill (Sighișoara)
The Church on the Hill ( ro, Biserica din Deal, german: Bergkirche) is an architecturally significant church located in Sighişoara, Mureș County in Romania. This church is the most important monument of religious architecture in Sighisoara and is one of the great churches of Transylvania, being the third largest. Located at an altitude of 429 meters, on the Hilltop School, the church dominates by its massiveness the entire city and it is visible from a great distance almost from all directions. Most researchers believe that a number of architectural details such as slightly misaligned position of the bell-tower and choir demonstrate an evolution in stages, over several centuries, in the construction of this church. Construction Unlike the late Gothic monuments in Western Europe, the Church on the Hill is characterized on the outside by simplicity, especially since most Saxon churches were fortified and could not afford richer ornamentation of the exterior. In Transylvania, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laslea
Laslea (german: Grosslasseln; hu, Szászszentlászló) is a commune located in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Florești (''Felsendorf'', ''Földszin''), Laslea, Mălâncrav (''Malmkrog'', ''Almakerék''), Nou Săsesc (''Neudorf'', ''Apaújfalu''), and Roandola (''Rauthal'', ''Rudály''). In Romanian, Florești was known as ''Felța'' until 1950.Attila Szabó (ed.), ''Erdély, Bánság És Partium Történeti És Közigazgatási Helységnévtára''. Miercurea Ciuc, 2003, Pro-Print Könyvkiadó, Geography The commune is situated towards the center of the Transylvanian Plateau. It is located in the northeastern part of Sibiu County, on the border with Mureș County. It lies on the banks of the river Laslea, which discharges into the Târnava Mare near the village Laslea. National road runs just north of the commune. The closest cities are Sighișoara, to the east, and Mediaș, to the west; the county capital, Sibiu, is to the southwest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tourist Attraction A tourist attraction is a place of interest that tourists visit, typically for its inherent or an exhibited natural or cultural value, historical significance, natural or built beauty, offering leisure and amusement. Types Places of natural beauty such as beaches, tropical island resorts, national parks, mountains, deserts and forests, are examples of traditional tourist attractions which people may visit. Cultural tourist attractions can include historical places, sites of significant historic event, monuments, ancient temples, zoos, aquaria, museums and art galleries, botanical gardens, buildings and structures (such as forts, castles, libraries, former prisons, skyscrapers, bridges), theme parks and carnivals, living hist |
