Ghelinţa

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Ghelinţa
Gelence
Location of Ghelinţa
Location of Ghelinţa
Coordinates: 45°57′0″N 26°14′0″E / 45.95, 26.23333
Country Flag of Romania Romania
County Covasna County
Status Commune
Government
 - Mayor Tibor Szakács (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Population (2002)
 - Total 4,774
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)


Ghelinţa or Gelence (Romanian: Ghelinţa; Hungarian: Gelence) is a commune in Covasna County, Romania comprising of 2 villages:

  • Ghelinţa/Gelence
  • Harale/Haraly
13th century mural inside the Catholic churtch
13th century mural inside the Catholic churtch
Szent Imre Church
Szent Imre Church

[edit] Demographics

The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 Census it has a population of 4,774 of which 98.49% or 4,702 are Hungarian.