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Baraolt (; , ) is a town and administrative district in
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About the town on Covasna County's Prefecture's Site
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About the town on Covasna County's Council's site
{{Authority control Towns in Romania Populated places in Covasna County Localities in Transylvania
Covasna County
Covasna County (, , ) 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's 41 counties and the ...
, Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...
. It lies in the Székely Land
The Székely Land or Szeklerland (, , Old Hungarian script, Székely runes: 𐲥𐳋𐳓𐳉𐳗𐳌𐳞𐳖𐳇; and sometimes ; ; ) is a historic and ethnographic area in present-day Romania, inhabited mainly by Székelys, a subgroup of Hung ...
, an ethno-cultural region in eastern 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 ...
. The town was mentioned for the first time as a settlement in 1224. It administers five villages: Biborțeni (''Bibarcfalva''), Bodoș (''Bodos''), Căpeni (''Köpec''), Micloșoara (''Miklósvár''), and Racoșul de Sus (''Felsőrákos'').
Geography
The town is located in the northwestern part of Covasna County, away from the county seat,Sfântu Gheorghe
Sfântu Gheorghe (; or ''Szentgyörgy'' ; ; English lit.: ''Saint George'') is a city that serves as the seat of Covasna County in Transylvania, Romania. Located in the central part of the country, it lies on the Olt River in a valley between ...
, on the border with Brașov County
Brașov County () is a county (județ) of Transylvania, Romania. Its capital city is Brașov. The county incorporates within its boundaries most of the Medieval "lands" (''țări'') Burzenland and Făgăraș.
Name
In Hungarian language, Hungari ...
. It lies in the , on the banks of the Baraolt River, surrounded by the Harghita Mountains
The Harghita Mountains (in Hungarian Hargita, in Romanian ''Munții Harghita'') is a volcanic mountain range of the Căliman-Harghita Mountains in Harghita County of Romania, part of the Inner Eastern Carpathians.
The range is about long and ...
to the north, the Baraolt Mountains
The Baraolt Mountains () is a mountain range, entirely in Covasna County of Romania.
Geologically the Baraolts are part of the Inner Eastern Carpathians
Divisions of the Carpathians are a categorization of the Carpathian mountains system ...
to the east and the Perșani Mountains
The Perșani Mountains (; ) is a mountain range in central ...
to the west. The nearest railway station is from it, in
The Perșani Mountains (; ) is a mountain range in central ...Augustin, Brașov
Augustin (; ) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Augustin. Formerly part of Ormeniș, it was split off in 2005 to form a separate commune.
The village is located at the northern edge of the ...
.
Demographics
At the 2021 census, Baraolt had a population of 7,730. At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 8,567, of which an absolute Székely Hungarian majority of 8,213 (96%)Hungarians
Hungarians, also known as Magyars, are an Ethnicity, ethnic group native to Hungary (), who share a common Culture of Hungary, culture, Hungarian language, language and History of Hungary, history. They also have a notable presence in former pa ...
, as well as 237 (3%) 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, ...
, 100 Roma
Roma or ROMA may refer to:
People, characters, figures, names
* Roma or Romani people, an ethnic group living mostly in Europe and the Americas.
* Roma called Roy, ancient Egyptian High Priest of Amun
* Roma (footballer, born 1979), born ''Paul ...
, and 15 others; approximately 47.9% of the town's inhabitants adhere to the Hungarian Reformed Church, while 29.9% follow Roman Catholicism
The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwid ...
, 16.8% consider themselves Unitarians, and 2.6% are Romanian Orthodox
The Romanian Orthodox Church (ROC; , ), or Romanian Patriarchate, is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church in full communion with other Eastern Orthodox Christian churches, and one of the nine patriarchates in the Eastern Orthodox Church. S ...
. At the 2002 census, there were 9,670 inhabitants, of which 9,271 (95.87%) were Székely Hungarians, 300 (3.1%) Romanians, 84 Roma, and 15 others.
The town has one high school and a provincial hospital with 82 beds. The hospital's specialties include internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics & gynecology, and paediatrics; it also has an accident and emergency service.
''Demographic movement according to the censuses:''
Natives
*Dávid Baróti Szabó
Dávid Baróti Szabó (10 April 1739 – 22 November 1819) was a Hungarian Jesuit priest, poet, writer and linguist.
Early life
Born into a noble Szekler family from Transylvania, he entered the Jesuit order in 1757 in Székelyudvarhely (today O ...
(1739–1819), Hungarian Jesuit priest, poet, writer, and linguist
* Mihály Bodosi
Mihály Jenő Bodosi (13 December 1909 – 21 March 2005) was a Hungarian athlete who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Biography
Bodosi won the British AAA Championships
The AAA Championships was an annual track and field compet ...
(1909–2005), Hungarian athlete
* Eduard Derzsei
Eduard Derzsei (27 October 1934 – 21 May 2015) was a Romanian volleyball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 (), were an international multi- ...
(1934–2015), Romanian volleyball player
* Líviusz Gyulai
Líviusz Gyulai (December 2, 1937 – March 16, 2021) was a Hungarian people, Hungarian graphic artist, printmaker, illustrator.
Biography
Born at Baraolt
(1937–2021), Hungarian graphic artist, printmaker, and illustrator
References
External links
*About the town on Covasna County's Prefecture's Site
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About the town on Covasna County's Council's site
{{Authority control Towns in Romania Populated places in Covasna County Localities in Transylvania