Topliţa
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- There is also a commune named Topliţa in Hunedoara County, see Topliţa, Hunedoara.
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County | Harghita County | ||
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Status | Municipality | ||
Mayor | Niculae Baciu, Independent, since 2004 | ||
Population (2002) | 16,839 | ||
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Web site | http://www.primaria-toplita.ro/ |
Topliţa (Hungarian: Maroshévíz, German: Töplitz) is a city in Harghita County, Romania. The name is of Slavic origin, meaning "hot water spring".
In Ancient Times it was a Dacian City called Sangidava.
[edit] Demographics
The city has an ethnically mixed population. According to the 2002 census the city has a population of 15,880 of which 11,291 (71,1%) are Romanians, 4,039 (25,4%) are Székely Hungarians and 486 (3.1%) are Roma.