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Șona
Șona (german: Schönau; hu, Szépmező) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Alecuș (''Elekes''), Biia (''Magyarbénye''), Doptău (''Dobtanya''), Lunca Târnavei (until 1964 ''Spini''; ''Kistövis''), Sânmiclăuș (''Betlenszentmiklós''), Șona, and Valea Sasului (''Szászvölgy''). The commune lies on the Transylvanian Plateau, on the banks of the Târnava Mică River. It is located in the northeastern part of the county, from Blaj and from the county seat, Alba Iulia. At the 2011 census, 68.5% of inhabitants were Romanians, 25.2% Hungarians, and 5.8% Roma. Notable sights include the , dating to the 16th century, and the , dating to the 17th century. Natives *Farkas Bethlen Farkas Bethlen de Bethlen (1639 – 30 December 1679)Markó 2006, p. 100. was a Hungarian noble and chronicler in the Principality of Transylvania, who served as Chancellor of Transylvania from 1678 to 1679. Life Farkas was the son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Târnava Mică
The Târnava Mică ("Small Târnava"; hu, Kis-Küküllő; german: Kleine Kokel) is a river in Romania. Its total length is , and its drainage basin area is . Its source is in the Eastern Carpathian Mountains, in Harghita County. It flows to the west through the Romanian counties Harghita, Mureș, and Alba, more or less parallel to and north from the Târnava Mare. The cities of Sovata and Târnăveni lie on the Târnava Mică. It joins the Târnava Mare in Blaj, forming the Târnava. e-calauza.ro Towns and villages The following towns and villages are situated along the river Târnava Mică, from source to mouth: Praid, |
Farkas Bethlen
Farkas Bethlen de Bethlen (1639 – 30 December 1679)Markó 2006, p. 100. was a Hungarian noble and chronicler in the Principality of Transylvania, who served as Chancellor of Transylvania from 1678 to 1679. Life Farkas was the son of Ferenc Bethlen, Ispán (Count; ''comes'') of Fehér County, Marshal of George II Rákóczi, and Kata Kemény de Magyargyerőmonostor. He had three sisters and five brothers. He married Borbála Ostrosith. He studied in the Unitarian Academy at Kolozsvár (today: ''Cluj-Napoca, Romania''). After that his educator was Pál Keresztúri in the court of George II Rákóczi. He participated in the Prince's unsuccessful campaign against the Kingdom of Poland in 1657. In the next year Rákóczi commissioned him to negotiate with Habsburg Hungary in Pressburg and Vienna to organize an alliance against the Ottoman Empire which did not tolerate Rákóczi's foreign policy. Farkas Bethlen served as Master of doorkeepers since March 1659. He also functi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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