Ghelința
(Redirected from Harale)
Ghelința
Gelence | |
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| Saint Emeric Church Saint Emeric Church | |
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Coat of arms of Ghelința Coat of arms | |
| Location in Covasna County Location in Covasna County | |
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| Country | Romania |
| County | Covasna |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Botond-János Ilyés[1] (UDMR) |
Area | 110 km2 (42 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
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| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| 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 | edit source]| 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.[2]
Tourist attraction
[edit | edit source]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 | edit source]- Laslea, Mălâncrav church: early 14th- and 15th-century murals
- Church on the Hill (Sighișoara), 14th-16th century murals
- Dârjiu, church murals from 1419
