Dealu
| Dealu Oroszhegy | |
|---|---|
| Commune | |
 Location of Dealu, Harghita | |
  Dealu Location of Dealu, Harghita | |
| Coordinates: 46°24′0″N 25°18′0″E / 46.40000°N 25.30000°ECoordinates: 46°24′0″N 25°18′0″E / 46.40000°N 25.30000°E | |
| Country |
 Romania |
| County | Harghita County |
| Status | Commune |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Elemér Imre Bálint[1] (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 96.95 km2 (37.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,902[2] |
| • Density | 34.1/km2 (88/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Hungarians | 99.31% |
| • Romanians | 0.49% |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal Code | 537080 |
| Area code(s) | +40 266 |
| Website | www.oroszhegy.org |
Dealu (Hungarian: Oroszhegy, meaning "Russian Mountain"; Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈoroshɛɟ]) is a commune in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania. The commune is known for its plum-based pálinka and is composed of seven villages:
- Dealu / Oroszhegy
- Fâncel / Székelyfancsal
- Sâncrai / Székelyszentkirály
- Tămaşu / Székelyszenttamás
- Tibod / Tibód
- Ulcani / Ülke
- Valea Rotundă / Uknyéd
History
The villages belonged to the Székely seat of Udvarhelyszék until the administrative reform of Transylvania in 1876, when they fell within the Udvarhely County in the Kingdom of Hungary. After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, they became part of Romania and fell within Odorhei County during the interwar period. In 1940, the Second Vienna Award granted the Northern Transylvania to Hungary and the villages were held by Hungary until 1944. After Soviet occupation, the Romanian administration returned and the commune became officially part of Romania in 1947. Between 1952 and 1960, the commune fell within the Hungarian Autonomous Province, between 1960 and 1968 the Mureş-Hungarian Autonomous Province. In 1968, the province was abolished, and since then, the commune has been part of Harghita County.
Demographics
The commune has an absolute Székely (Hungarian) majority. According to the 2002 census it has a population of 3,902 of which 99.31% or 3,875 are Hungarian.
References
- ↑ (Romanian) alegeri.tv - Alegeri locale 2012 - Rezultate alegeri Primăria Dealu, judeţul Harghita; retrieved on April 16, 2013
- ↑ (Romanian) harghita.insse.ro - Recensământul populaţiei şi al locuinţelor 2011, judeţul Harghita (date ptrovizorii); retrieved on April 16, 2013
