Boroșneu Mare
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Boroșneu Mare (; ) is a commune in Covasna County,
Transylvania Transylvania ( or ; ; or ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Siweberjen'') is a List of historical regions of Central Europe, historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and ...
, Romania composed of six villages: Boroșneu Mare, Boroșneu Mic (''Kisborosnyó''), Dobolii de Sus (''Feldoboly''), Leț (''Lécfalva''), Țufalău (''Cófalva''), and Valea Mică (''Kispatak'').


Demographics

The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 census, it had a population of 3,074, of whom 95.48% or 2,935 were Hungarian. Ar the 2021 census, Boroșneu Mare had a population of 3,186; of those, 89.96% were Hungarians, 4.05% Roma, and 2.45%
Romanians Romanians (, ; dated Endonym and exonym, exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group and nation native to Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. Sharing a Culture of Romania, ...
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Leț

Leț village, which lies on the Dalnic River, had 650 people in 2002, of whom 557 were Székely. It was settled during the Stone Age. Evidence of multicoloured painting has been found which exhibits strong Bulgarian traits. The village was first mentioned in a document of 1333, when it was destroyed by the Mongols. It is the site of the Diet of Lécfalva (25 October 1600), notable for being the first time the word " Unitarian" was used.A. Gordon, ''Heads of Unitarian History'' In 1960, the local manor was demolished.


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