Valea Mare, Covasna
Appearance
Valea Mare | |
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Coordinates: 45°46′N 26°1′E / 45.767°N 26.017°E | |
Country | Romania |
County | Covasna |
Government | |
• Mayor | Avram Gheorghe[1] (Ind.) |
Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 1,066 |
Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
Vehicle reg. | CV |
Valea Mare (Hungarian: Nagypatak) is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania Romania. It is composed of a single village, Valea Mare, which was part of Barcani Commune before being split off in 1999. The commune is located 21 km southeast from Sfântu Gheorghe, in the valley of the stream Valea Mare (Nagypatak). Its Orthodox church was built in 1793.[3]
The Valea Mare monastery was built in 1998 on the initiative of Gheorghe Avram as a monastery situated in the center of Romania.[4]
Demographics
The commune has absolute ethnic Romanian majority. According to the 2002 Census it has a population of 1,177 of which 97.45% or 1147 are Romanians. Other minorities are Roma and Hungarians, respectively 1.44% and 1.10% of the population.[5]
References
- ^ WALTERS Invest - Covasna - Valea Mare
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ WALTERS Invest - Covasna - Valea Mare
- ^ Manastirea Valea Mare | Manastirea Valea Mare
- ^ Structura Etno-demografică a României