Brădești, Harghita
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| Brădești Fenyéd |
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| — Commune — | |
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| Country |  Romania |
| County | Harghita County |
| Status | Commune |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gábor Szász (Independent) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.79 km2 (6.48 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 3,561 |
| • Density | 95.23/km2 (246.6/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Hungarians | 97.92% |
| • Romanians | 0.53% |
| • Gypsies | 0.11% |
| Religion | |
| • Roman-Catholic | 93.45% |
| • Reformed | 3.17% |
| • Orthodox | 0.53% |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal Code | 537025 |
| Area code(s) | +40 266 |
Brădești (Hungarian: Fenyéd, Hungarian pronunciation: [’fɛɲeːd]) is a commune in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania. The commune is composed of two villages:
| In Romanian | In Hungarian |
|---|---|
| Brădești | Fenyéd |
| Târnovița | Küküllőkeményfalva |
[edit] History
Until the reorganization of the system of the local administration of Transylvania in 1876, the village belonged to the Udvarhelyszék, then, from 1876 till 1918, to Udvarhely County in the Kingdom of Hungary. After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of Romania.
[edit] Demographics
The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 census it has a population of 3,561; of which 97.92% or 3,487 are Hungarian. [1]
Coordinates: 46°36′N 24°31′E / 46.6°N 24.517°E
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