Ghelința
Gelence | |
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![]() Saint Emeric Church | |
![]() Location in Covasna County | |
Coordinates: 45°57′N 26°14′E / 45.950°N 26.233°E | |
Country | Romania |
County | Covasna |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2024) | Botond-János Ilyés[1] (UDMR) |
Area | 110 km2 (40 sq mi) |
Elevation | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 4,917 |
• Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
Postal code | 527090 |
Area code | (+40) 02 67 |
Vehicle reg. | CV |
Website | www |
Ghelința (Hungarian: Gelence, [ˈɡɛlɛntsɛ]; 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
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1850 | 2,846 | — |
1920 | 3,781 | +32.9% |
1941 | 4,152 | +9.8% |
1992 | 4,654 | +12.1% |
2002 | 4,774 | +2.6% |
2011 | 4,815 | +0.9% |
2021 | 4,917 | +2.1% |
Source: Census data |
The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. At the 2002 census, it had a population of 4,774, of which 98.49% or 4,702 were Székely Hungarian. At the 2021 census, Ghelința had a population of 4,917; of those, 92.03% were Hungarians and 3.72% Roma.[3]
Tourist attraction
[edit]The St. Emeric Catholic Church with its 13th century murals is the main tourist attraction of the village.
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13th century mural
St. Emeric Church -
Interior
St. Emeric Church -
Ceiling panels
St. Emeric Church -
Mural
St. Emeric Church -
Harale Catholic Church
See also
[edit]- Laslea, Mălâncrav church: early 14th- and 15th-century murals
- Church on the Hill (Sighișoara), 14th-16th century murals
- Dârjiu, church murals from 1419
References
[edit]- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.