Bățani
Băţani Nagybacon | |
---|---|
Commune | |
Millecentennial monument | |
Location of Băţani | |
Coordinates: 46°5′22″N 25°41′29″E / 46.08944°N 25.69139°ECoordinates: 46°5′22″N 25°41′29″E / 46.08944°N 25.69139°E | |
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 Romanian | In 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
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
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, July 26, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.