Covasna | [[Image:|100px|Coat of Arms of Covasna]] | [[Image:|200px|Location of Covasna]] | | | County | Covasna County | | Status | Town | | Mayor | Levente Zsuffa, Independent, since 2004 | | Area | 155.11 km² | | Population (2004) | 11,204 | | Density | 72 inh/km² | | Geographical coordinates | 45°50′57″N, 26°11′7″E | | Web site | http://www.bailecovasna.ro/ | Covasna (Hungarian: Kovászna, German: Kowasna) is a town in Covasna county, Transylvania, Romania, at an altitude of 550-600 m. Administrative map of Romania. ...
Administrative map of Romania with Covasna county highlighted Covasna (Hungarian: Kovászna) is a county (Judeţ) in Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Sfântu Gheorghe/Sepsiszentgörgy (population: 67,108), known in Hungarian as Sepsiszentgyörgy. ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ...
2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Administrative map of Romania with Covasna county highlighted Covasna (Hungarian: Kovászna) is a county (Judeţ) in Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Sfântu Gheorghe/Sepsiszentgörgy (population: 67,108), known in Hungarian as Sepsiszentgyörgy. ...
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The town is famous for its mineral water, being known as the "town of 1,000 mineral springs". Covasna's name is derived from the Slavic word Cvaz, meaning sour, referring to the taste of its mineral waters. Human taste sensory organs, called taste buds or gustatory calyculi, and concentrated on the upper surface of the tongue, appear to be receptive to relatively few chemical species as tastes. ...
As of 2004, the census showed 11,204 inhabitants. About two-thirds of the population are ethnic Hungarians. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Hungarian minority of Romania is the largest ethnic minority in Romania, consisting of 1,431,807 people and making up 6. ...
History
- 1567 - First mentioned in a document.
- 1952 - Covasna became town.
Events The Duke of Alva arrives in the Netherlands with Spanish forces to suppress unrest there. ...
1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
External links - www.cosys.ro/kovaszna/rom - unofficial site of the town of Covasna, accessible in Romanian, Hungarian and English
- www.covasna.tk - unofficial site of the town of Covasna in English, Hungarian, German and Romanian
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