Bățani

Băţani
Nagybacon
Commune

Millecentennial monument

Location of Băţani
Coordinates: 46°5′22″N 25°41′29″E / 46.08944°N 25.69139°E / 46.08944; 25.69139Coordinates: 46°5′22″N 25°41′29″E / 46.08944°N 25.69139°E / 46.08944; 25.69139
Country  Romania
County Covasna County
Status Commune
Government
  Mayor Csaba Bardócz (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Population (2002)
  Total 4,501
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Băţani (Hungarian: Nagybacon, Hungarian pronunciation: [nɒɟbɒtson]) is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania.

Component villages

The commune, with its center at Băţanii Mari, is composed of five villages:

In RomanianIn Hungarian
Aita Seacă Szárazajta
Băţanii Mari Nagybacon
Băţanii Mici Kisbacon
Herculian Magyarhermány
Ozunca-Băi Uzonkafürdő

Demographics

The commune has a Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 Census it has a population of 4,501, of which 3,962 of its inhabitants, or 88.02%, are ethnic Hungarians.

History

Memorial of the victims killed by Maniu Guard on 26 September 1944

On 26 September 1944, members of the irregular paramilitary Maniu Guard led by Gavril Olteanu massacred thirteen Székely in Aita Seacă (Szárazajta) village.[1]

References

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