Ocland

For people named Økland, see Økland.
Ocland
Oklánd
Commune

Coat of arms

Location of Ocland
Ocland

Location of Ocland

Coordinates: 46°10′0″N 25°25′0″E / 46.16667°N 25.41667°E / 46.16667; 25.41667Coordinates: 46°10′0″N 25°25′0″E / 46.16667°N 25.41667°E / 46.16667; 25.41667
Country  Romania
County Harghita County
Status Commune
Government
  Mayor Miklós Cseke[1] (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Area
  Total 62.96 km2 (24.31 sq mi)
Population (2011)
  Total 1,257
  Density 22.36/km2 (57.9/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code 537225,
Area code(s) +40 266
Website www.okland.ro

Ocland (Hungarian: Oklánd, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈoklaːnd]) is a commune in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania.

The commune is composed of three villages:

History

Ocland was first recorded in 1546 as Akland, and in 1550 as Okland.[2] The name Karácsonyfalva was first recorded in 1333 in a tithe register when a priest of Karachni was mentioned. In 1453, reference was made of Peter, son of Michael, of Karachonfalwa. Its Romanian name derives from the Hungarian and historically it was Crăciunfăleni.[2] The name of Homoródújfalu was first recorded in 1481 in the form of Wijfalw, in 1861 it was called officially Homoród-Ujfalu. The Romanian name was originally Homorod-Uifalău which was changed to the current official form after WWI.[2]

The villages were part of the Székely Land region of the historical Transylvania province. They belonged to Udvarhelyszék district until the administrative reform of Transylvania in 1876, when they fell within the Homoród district of Udvarhely County in the Kingdom of Hungary. Oklánd was the district seat until after WWII. After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, they became part of Romania and fell within Odorhei 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 officially became part of Romania again in 1947. Between 1952 and 1960, the commune fell within the Magyar Autonomous Region, and between 1960 and 1968 the Mureş-Magyar Autonomous Region. In 1968, the autonomous region was abolished, and since then, the commune has been part of Harghita County.

Demographics

The commune has a Hungarian (Székely) majority. According to the 2011 census, it has a population of 1,257 which 98.41% or 1,237 are Hungarian.

Landmarks

Ocland

Crăciunel

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Twinnings

As Oklean, Karátsonfalva and Ujfalu on Josephinische Landaufnahme, 1769-1773

The commune is twinned with

References

  1. (Romanian) alegeri.tv - Alegeri locale 2012 - Rezultate alegeri Primăria Ocland, judeţul Harghita; retrieved on March 18 2014
  2. 1 2 3 János András Vistai. "Tekintő – Erdélyi Helynévkönyv". Transylvanian Toponym Book

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