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Cristuru Secuiesc (Romanian pronunciation: [ˌkristuru sekuˈjesk]; Hungarian: Székelykeresztúr, pronounced [ˈseːkɛjkɛrɛstuːr] (listen)) is a town in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania.

Cristuru Secuiesc Székelykeresztúr
Town
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Harghita County
Cristuru Secuiesc Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°17′30″N 25°2′7″E
Country	Romania
County	Harghita
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Hunor-János Koncz[1] (AMT)
Population  (2011)[2]	9,650
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	HR
Website	www.keresztur.ro

The town administers two villages:

• Betești / Betfalva, part of Mugeni until 2004
• Filiaș / Fiatfalva

History

The town was part of the Székely Land area of the historical Transylvania province. It belonged to Udvarhelyszék until the administrative reform of Transylvania in 1876, when it fell within the Udvarhely County of the Kingdom of Hungary. After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of Romania and fell within Odorhei County during the interwar period. In 1940, the second Vienna Award granted the Northern Transylvania to Hungary and the town was held by Hungary until the end of World War II. Following by the Soviet occupation, the Romanian administration returned in 1945 and it became officially part of Romania in 1947. Between 1952 and 1960, the town fell within the Magyar Autonomous Region, between 1960 and 1968 the Mureș-Magyar Autonomous Region. In 1968, the province was abolished, and since then, the town has been part of Harghita County.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1956	5,194	—
1966	5,942	+14.4%
1977	7,197	+21.1%
1992	10,611	+47.4%
2002	11,291	+6.4%
2011	9,491	−15.9%
Source: Census data

As of the Romanian census of 2002, the town has a population of 9,672 of whom 9,201 (95.13%) are ethnic Hungarians, 2.47 ethnic Roma, 2.27% ethnic Romanians and 0.12% others.[3]

Demographic movements according to census data:

In terms of religion, 46.02% of its inhabitants are Reformed, 35.99% are Unitarian, 14.27% are Roman Catholic, 2.33% are Romanian Orthodox.

Natives

• Alexandru Gergely

Sights

The Unitarian Gimnazium (secondary school) was established in the 18th century. The Catholic church has medieval murals.

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Cristuru Secuiesc is twinned with:

• Ajka, Hungary (1992)
• Csurgó, Hungary
• Derecske, Hungary
• Dévaványa, Hungary (1994)
• Dunakeszi, Hungary
• Kalocsa, Hungary
• Karcag, Hungary (1990)
• Kúnszentmiklós, Hungary
• Lánycsók, Hungary
• Senta, Serbia
• Pesterzsébet – 20th district of Budapest, Hungary

Gallery

• 
  Catholic parish church
• 
  Liberty Square
• 
  River Bank

References

External links

• Town Website (in Hungarian)
• Molnár István Museaum (in Hungarian)

На других языках

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- [en] Cristuru Secuiesc

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[ru] Кристуру-Секуеск

Кристуру-Секуеск (рум. Cristuru Secuiesc, венг. Székelykeresztúr) — город в Румынии в составе жудеца Харгита.

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