Gheorgheni
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| Gheorgheni Gyergyószentmiklós |
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| Country |  Romania |
| County | Harghita County |
| Status | Municipality |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | József Pap (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania) |
| Area | |
| - Total | 222 km² (85.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
| - Total | 20,018 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Gheorgheni or Gyergyószentmiklós (Romanian: Gheorgheni, Hungarian: Gyergyószentmiklós) is a municipality in Harghita County, Romania. 4 villages are administraively part of the municipality:
- Covacipeter/Kovácspéter
- Lacu Roşu/Gyilkostó
- Vargatac/Vargatag
- Visafolio/Visszafolyó
It was first mentioned in 1332 and was part of Kingdom of Hungary, then to the Principality of Transylvania (1557-1765), to the Grand Duchy of Transylvania (1765-1867), later again to Hungary (1867-1918) and finally to Romania (since 1918).
Nearby are two spectacular natural sites, the Lacu Roşu a beautiful lake in the mountains, and nearby is the Cheile Bicazului, which is a dramatic narrow canyon through the Eastern Carpathian Mountains forming the border with Neamţ County.
[edit] Demographics
The municipality has a population of 20,018, of which 87.6% (17,527) are Székely Hungarians forming a majority. 2,161 or 10.8% are Romanians. (2002 census).
- 1910: 8,905
- 2002: 20,018
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