Băile Tuşnad

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46.1502° N 25.85.02° E

Băile Tuşnad
Tusnádfürdő
Location of Băile Tuşnad
Location of Băile Tuşnad
Country Flag of Romania Romania
County Harghita County
Status Town
Government
 - Mayor Zoltán Zólya (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Population (2002)
 - Total 1,728
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Băile Tuşnad or Tusnádfürdő (Romanian: Băile Tuşnad, Hungarian: Tusnádfürdő) is a town in Harghita County, Romania. 1 village is administratively part of the town:

  • Carpitus/Kárpitus

The town and the surrounding area are famous for their spas and mineral waters. Nearby is the famous volcanic crater lake, the only one of its kind in Romania, called Lake Sfânta Ana (Saint Anne Lake). It is an important site of cultural importance for the Székely people.

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The population of the town is 1,728, it has a Székely Hungarian majority with 1,615 (93.5%) Hungarians (2002 census).

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Orthodox Church in Tuşnad
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Municipalities and Towns of Harghita County (alphabetical order by locality)
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Spa towns in Romania
Bazna • Băile Felix • Băile 1 Mai • Băile Govora • Băile Herculane • Băile Tuşnad • Borsec • Buziaş • Călimăneşti-Căciulata • Covasna • Geoagiu • Miercurea Sibiului • Ocna Sibiului • Sângeorz-Băi • Slănic • Sovata • Techirghiol
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