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Mugeni

Coordinates: 46°15′N 25°13′E / 46.250°N 25.217°E / 46.250; 25.217
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Mugeni
Bögöz
The Reformed church
The Reformed church
Location in Harghita County
Location in Harghita County
Mugeni is located in Romania
Mugeni
Mugeni
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°15′N 25°13′E / 46.250°N 25.217°E / 46.250; 25.217
CountryRomania
CountyHarghita
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Zoltán Ülkei[1] (UDMR)
Area
65.30 km2 (25.21 sq mi)
Elevation
441 m (1,447 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
3,329
 • Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
537205
Area code+40 266
Vehicle reg.HR
Websitebogozkozseg.ro

Mugeni (Hungarian: Bögöz [ˈbøɡøz]) is a commune in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania.

The commune is located in the southwestern part of the county, 9 km (5.6 mi) from Odorheiu Secuiesc and 57 km (35 mi) from the county seat, Miercurea Ciuc.

Component villages

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The commune is composed of eight villages:

In Romanian In Hungarian First recorded Pop.(2002)
Aluniș Székelymagyaros In 1566 as Mogijoros 143
Beta Béta In 1566 as Beta 304
Dejuțiu Décsfalva In 1566 as Dechfalva 200
Dobeni Székelydobó In 1334 as Dobov 587
Lutița Agyagfalva In 1506 as Agyagfalva 760
Mătișeni Mátisfalva In 1567 as Mattijwsffalwa 128
Mugeni Bögöz In 1333 as Bugus 1042
Tăietura Vágás In 1334 as Voygias 296[3]

In 2004, the villages of Porumbenii Mari and Porumbenii Mici formed the commune of Porumbeni (Nagygalambfalva). The village of Betești (Betfalva) was transferred to the town of Cristuru Secuiesc that year.

History

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The villages forming the present-day commune were part of the Székely Land region of the historical Transylvania province. They belonged to Csíkszék district until the administrative reform of Transylvania in 1876, when they fell within the Csík County in the Kingdom of Hungary. In the aftermath of World War I and the Hungarian–Romanian War of 1918–1919, it passed under Romanian administration; after the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, like the rest of Transylvania, it became part of the Kingdom of Romania. During the interwar period, the locality fell within plasa Odorhei of Odorhei County. In 1940, the Second Vienna Award granted Northern Transylvania to Hungary and the village was held by Hungary until 1944. After Soviet occupation, the Romanian administration returned and the village became officially part of Romania in March 1945. Between 1952 and 1960, the commune fell within the Magyar Autonomous Region, between 1960 and 1968 the Mureș-Magyar Autonomous Region. In 1968, the region was abolished, and since then, the commune has been part of Harghita County.

Demographics

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The commune has an absolute Hungarian (Székely) majority. According to the 2002 census, it had a population of 3,460, of which 98.82% were Hungarians.[4] At the 2011 census, there were 3,491 inhabitants, of which 97.05% were Hungarians. At the 2021 census, Mugeni had a population of 3,329; of those, 91.35% were Hungarians and 1.17% Roma.[5]

Notable people

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  • Imre Palló (1891–1978), leading baritone at the Budapest State Opera
  • Lajos Gidófalvy (1901–1945), military officer, antifascist activist
  • János Kardalus (1935–2006), ethnographer
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References

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  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. ^ János András Vistai. "Tekintő – Erdélyi Helynévkönyv". {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)Transylvanian Toponym Book
  4. ^ "Etnikai statisztikák" (in Hungarian). Árpád E. Varga. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
  5. ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
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