| Malnaş Málnás |
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|---|---|
| — Commune — | |
| Location of Malnaş | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Covasna County |
| Status | Commune |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | József Kasléder (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 4,877 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Malnaş (Hungarian: Málnás, Hungarian pronunciation: [’maːlnaːʃ]) is a commune in Covasna County, Romania composed of three villages:
In 2004 Bixad and Micfalău split from Malnaş and formed independent communes. Malnaş is in the northern part of Covasna County, in the Baraolt Mountains.
The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 Census it has a population of 4,877 of which 96.49% or 4,706 are Hungarian.
Valea Zălanului village, with a population of 149 in 2002, was first settled in the 16th century. In 2008, Charles, Prince of Wales bought a house in the village, which was probably founded by one of the Prince's Transylvanian ancestors.[1][2]