Ojdula

Ojdula
Ozsdola
Commune

Coat of arms

Location of Ojdula
Coordinates: 45°59′0″N 26°15′0″E / 45.98333°N 26.25000°E / 45.98333; 26.25000Coordinates: 45°59′0″N 26°15′0″E / 45.98333°N 26.25000°E / 45.98333; 26.25000
Country  Romania
County Covasna County
Status Commune
Government
  Mayor Silvester Brandus (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Population (2002)
  Total 3,520
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Ojdula (Hungarian: Ozsdola, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈoʒdolɒ]) is a commune in Covasna County, Romania composed of two villages:

Demographics

The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 Census it has a population of 3,520 of which 92.47% or 3,255 are Hungarian.

History

It formed part of the Székely Land region of the historical Transylvania province. Until 1918, the village belonged to the Háromszék County of the Kingdom of Hungary. After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of Romania.

Josephinische Landaufnahme 1769-1773

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