Plăieșii de Jos

Plăieşii de Jos
Kászon
Commune

Coat of arms

Location of Plăieşii de Jos
Plăieşii de Jos

Location of Plăieşii de Jos

Coordinates: 46°14′0″N 26°6′0″E / 46.23333°N 26.10000°E / 46.23333; 26.10000Coordinates: 46°14′0″N 26°6′0″E / 46.23333°N 26.10000°E / 46.23333; 26.10000
Country  Romania
County Harghita County
Status Commune
Government
  Mayor Zoltán András (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Area
  Total 302.52 km2 (116.80 sq mi)
Population
  Total 3,012
  Density 9.84/km2 (25.5/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code 537235
Area code(s) +40 266
Website www.kaszon.ro

Plăieşii de Jos (Hungarian: Kászonaltíz or Kászon, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈkaːson]) is a commune in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania.

Component villages

The commune is composed of five villages:

In RomanianIn Hungarian
Caşinu NouKászonújfalu
IacobeniKászonjakabfalva
Imper[a]Kászonimpér
Plăieşii de JosKászonaltíz
Plăieşii de SusKászonfeltíz

^ Colloquially Imper-Doboi or Doboi.

History

The villages were part of the Székely Land region of the historical Transylvania province. They belonged to Csíkszék district. In 1850, they became part of the Udvarhely military region. After the administrative reform of Transylvania in 1876, they fell within the Csík County in the Kingdom of Hungary. After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, they became part of Romania and fell within Ciuc County during the interwar period. In 1940, the second Vienna Award granted the Northern Transylvania to Hungary and the villages were held by Hungary until 1944. After Soviet occupation, the Romanian administration returned and the commune became officially part of Romania in 1947. Between 1952 and 1960, the commune fell within the Magyar Autonomous Region, between 1960 and 1968 the Mureş-Magyar Autonomous Region. In 1968, the province was abolished, and since then, the commune has been part of Harghita County.

Demographics

The commune has an absolute Hungarian (Székely) majority. According to the 2011 census it has a population of 3,012 of which 91.93% or 2,769 are Hungarian. Imper village has a Romanian majority.

Twinnings

The commune is twinned with:

References

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