Târgu Secuiesc

Târgu Secuiesc (Romanian pronunciation: [ˌtɨrɡu sekuˈjesk]; Hungarian: Kézdivásárhely, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈkeːzdivaːʃaːrhɛj] ⓘ; German: Szekler Neumarkt; Latin: Neoforum Siculorum) is a city in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania. It administers one village, Lunga (Nyujtód).

Târgu Secuiesc
Kézdivásárhely
Municipality
Descending, from top: Centre of Târgu Secuiesc, Concert Hall, Houses, Statue of Áron Gábor, Reformed church, A cannon belonging to Áron Gábor
Flag of Târgu Secuiesc
Flag
Coat of arms of Târgu Secuiesc
Coat of arms
Location in Covasna County
Location in Covasna County
Târgu Secuiesc is located in Romania
Târgu Secuiesc
Târgu Secuiesc
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°59′49″N 26°8′26″E
CountryRomania
CountyCovasna
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Tibor Bokor[1] (UDMR)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
16,243
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.CV

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 Turia.) Originally, the Hungarian name Kézdivásárhely was also used in Romanian in the form Chezdi-Oșorheiu, 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 city was taken over by Hungary during World War II, following the Second Vienna Award of August, 1940. A small Jewish community was set up in the 1880s; it numbered 66 in 1920. In May 1944, the Hungarian authorities sent its members to the Sfântu Gheorghe ghetto, and deported them to the Auschwitz concentration camp the following month.[3] Sovereignty was restored to Romania following the war.

Demographics

At the 2021 census, Târgu Secuiesc had a population of 16,243.[4] At the census from 2011, the city had 18,491 residents, of whom 91.1% were Székely Hungarians, 7.2% Romanians, and 1.6% Roma.[5] The historical demographic evolution is as follows:

Demographic change according to census data:

Natives

Education

Despite its relatively small size the town has a few notable high schools: Nagy Mózes, Bod Péter, Apor Péter and Gábor Áron, all bearing the names of important Székely historical personalities. Because of this, Târgu Secuiesc is considered the educational center of the north eastern part of the county.

  • City center
    City center
  • City center
    City center
  • Cultural Center
    Cultural Center
  • Children inside Sala Polivalenta Sporting Hall
    Children inside Sala Polivalenta Sporting Hall
  • Székely Freedom Day celebration
    Székely Freedom Day celebration

References
  1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. Shmuel Spector, Geoffrey Wigoder (eds.), The Encyclopedia of Jewish Life Before and During the Holocaust: Seredina-Buda—Z, p. 1290. New York University Press, 2001, ISBN 978-081-4793-78-7
  4. "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
  5. Tab8. Populația stabilă după etnie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune, 2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 17 February 2020.
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