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Country
  
Romania

Status
  
Commune

Local time
  
Wednesday 8:57 AM

County
  
Covasna County

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Estelnic

Weather
  
6°C, Wind E at 18 km/h, 95% Humidity

Estelnic (Hungarian: Esztelnek, : [ˈɛstɛlnɛk]) is a commune in Covasna County, Romania. It became an independent commune when it split from Poian in 2005. The commune is composed of three villages:

Contents

Map of Estelnic 527143, Romania

  • Cărpinenii / Csángótelep
  • Estelnic / Esztelnek
  • Valea Scurtă / Kurtapatak
  • It formed part of the Székely Land region of the historical Transylvania province. Until 1918, the village belonged to the Háromszék County of the Kingdom of Hungary. After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of Romania.

    Demographics

    The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2011 Census it has a population of 1,190 which 97.39% or 1,159 are Hungarian.

    References

    Estelnic Wikipedia