Târgu Secuiesc
Encyclopedia
Târgu Secuiesc (ˌtɨrɡu sekuˈjesk; , Hungarian pronunciation: ' k; ; ) is a city in Covasna County
, Transylvania
, Romania
. It administers one village, Lunga (Nyujtód).
.) Originally, the Hungarian name Kézdivásárhely was also used in Romanian in the form Chezdi-Osorheiu, but this was altered to Tîrgu Secuiesc (now spelled Târgu Secuiesc) after the accession to Romania
in 1920 under the Treaty of Trianon
. The Hungarian native name means “Kézdi Market”, Kézdi being the name of a Székely “seat”, a historical administrative unit. Its status as a market town dates back to the Middle Ages.
the town had a population of 20,488, of which 18,653 (90.94%) were Székely Hungarians. The historical demographic evolution is as follows:
Demographic change according to census data:
Covasna County
Covasna is a county of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Sfântu Gheorghe.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 222,449 and the population density was 60/km².*Hungarians – 73.79% *Romanians – 23.28%...
, Transylvania
Transylvania
Transylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical...
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
. It administers one village, Lunga (Nyujtód).
History
The town was first mentioned in 1407 as Torjawasara, meaning in Hungarian “Torja Market”. (Torja is the name of a stream nearby and is also the Hungarian name of the nearby village TuriaTuria, Covasna
Turia is a commune in Covasna County, Romania composed of two villages:*Alungeni / Futásfalva*Turia- History :It formed part of the Székely Land region of the historical Transylvania province. Until 1918, the village belonged to the Háromszék County of the Kingdom of Hungary...
.) Originally, the Hungarian name Kézdivásárhely was also used in Romanian in the form Chezdi-Osorheiu, but this was altered to Tîrgu Secuiesc (now spelled Târgu Secuiesc) after the accession to Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
in 1920 under the Treaty of Trianon
Treaty of Trianon
The Treaty of Trianon was the peace agreement signed in 1920, at the end of World War I, between the Allies of World War I and Hungary . The treaty greatly redefined and reduced Hungary's borders. From its borders before World War I, it lost 72% of its territory, which was reduced from to...
. The Hungarian native name means “Kézdi Market”, Kézdi being the name of a Székely “seat”, a historical administrative unit. Its status as a market town dates back to the Middle Ages.
Demographics
According to the 2002 CensusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
the town had a population of 20,488, of which 18,653 (90.94%) were Székely Hungarians. The historical demographic evolution is as follows:
Demographic change according to census data: