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Encyclopedia > Lupeni, Harghita
Lupeni
Farkaslaka
County Harghita County
Status Commune
Mayor Gábor Demény, Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania, since 2004
Population (2002) 4,434
Geographical coordinates 46°32′0″N, 25°58′0″E

Lupeni or Farkaslaka (Romanian: Lupeni; Hungarian: Farkaslaka) is a commune in Harghita County, Romania comprising 9 villages: Administrative map of Romania. ... Harghita (Hungarian: Hargita) is a county (judeţ) in the center of Romania, Eastern Transylvania, with the capital city at Miercurea-Ciuc. ... The Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania, (also Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania; Hungarian: Romániai Magyar Demokrata Szövetség, RMDSZ; Romanian: Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România, UDMR) is a Romanian political alliance, effectively (though not officially) a party, representing ethnic Hungarians in Romania. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Harghita (Hungarian: Hargita) is a county (judeţ) in the center of Romania, Eastern Transylvania, with the capital city at Miercurea-Ciuc. ...

  • Bisericani/Szentlélek
  • Bulgăreni/Bogárfalva
  • Firtuşu/Firtosváralja
  • Lupeni/Farkaslaka
  • Morăreni/Nyikómalomfalva
  • Păltiniş/Kecsed
  • Păuleni/Székelypálfalva
  • Satu Mic/Kisfalud
  • Sâncel/Szencsed

Demographics

The commune has an absolute Székely (Hungarian) majority. According to the 2002 census it has a population of 4,434 of which 99.28% or 4,402 are Hungarian. The Székely or Szeklers (Hungarian: , Romanian: , German: ) ( sék-ei in pronunciation ) are a Hungarian ethnic group mostly living in Transylvania in Romania, with a significant population also living in Vojvodina, Serbia. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...


Famous People

Birthplace of famous Hungarian writer Áron Tamási (1897-1966).


 

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