Târgu Secuiesc

Târgu Secuiesc Kézdivásárhely
Municipality
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Coordinates:
Country	Romania
County	Covasna County
Status	Municipality
Government
• Mayor	Tibor Bokor, elected 2012 (UDMR)
Population (2011)
• Total	18,491
Ethnicity
• Hungarians	91.1%
• Romanians	7.2%
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

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

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.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the town had a population of 18,491. Of the residents for whom data were available, 91.1% were Székely Hungarians, 7.2% Romanians and 1.6% Roma. The historical demographic evolution is as follows:

Demographic change according to census data:

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.

Tourist attractions

• Kezdi centre1.JPG

  City center

• Kezdi centre2.JPG

  City center

• Targu Secuiesc-Kezdivasarhely - Main square.JPG

  Main Square

• Kezdi centre8.jpg

  Cultural Center

External links

• Official site (Hungarian) (Romanian) (English)
• Official site of the Kézdivásárhely Sportclub (KSE) (Hungarian) (English)
• Nagy Mózes High School
• Gábor Aron High School