Covasna

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Covasna ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}, Template:Langx, {{#invoke:IPA|main}}, Template:Langx) is a town in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania, at an altitude of Template:Cvt. It is known for its natural mineral waters and mofettas.

The town administers one village, Chiuruș (Template:Langx). The village has a population of 451 and has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority.

Before Orbaiszék merged with Sepsiszék and Kézdiszék to create Háromszék County, in 1876, Covasna was the capital village of Orbaiszék.

Name originEdit

There are several theories regarding the origin of the city's name, the most recognized one being that it originates from the Slavic kvas, which means "bitter", referring to the taste of the mineral water springs located in the city.Template:Citation needed

According to Szabó Gyula (1914–1984), some legends suggest that the name of Kovászna might have been the result of a fusion between the name of "Kó" and the word "vászon" (it means canvas in Hungarian), thus meaning "Kó's canvas". Theories suggest that the individual of "Kó" might have been a knight, a craftsman or even the last monarch of the Fairies Fortress.Template:Citation needed

DemographicsEdit

At the 2021 census, Covasna had a population of 9,208; of those, 60.34% were Hungarians and 31.14% were Romanians.<ref name="RPL2021">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> At the 2011 census, the town had 10,265 inhabitants, of which 7,549 or 66.4% were Hungarians and 3,672 or 32.3% were Romanians.

Demographic movement according to the censuses:

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HistoryEdit

1548 – First mentioned as Kowazna.
1567 – Mentioned in a document, as a prestigious locality, having 61 registered homes.
1756 – Gets destroyed by conflagration.
1840 – Gets the right to hold its own market.
1880 – Covasna has flourished as a health resort since the 1880s.
1837, 1856, 1885 – The Template:Ill ( in Romanian: Balta Dracului; in English: Devil's Lake) mud volcano erupts.
1889–91 – the Covasna–Comandău narrow-gauge railway is built
1952 – Covasna became a town.
1970's – Several hotels and cure centers were built in Covasna.
1996 – Forest fire in the Fairie's Valley.
2000's – Covasna is a nationally important spa town in Romania, having an important cardiovascular hospital.

International relationsEdit

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Twin towns – Sister citiesEdit

Covasna is twinned with:

NativesEdit

Template:Ill (1926–2017), engineer and titular member of the Romanian Academy
Template:Ill (1927–2024), bishop of the Old Calendar Orthodox Church of Romania from 2022 to 2024
Sándor Kőrösi Csoma (1784–1842), born in Chiuruș/Csomakőrös, was a Hungarian explorer and linguist. Widely seen as the founder of Tibetology, Kőrösi was the compiler and author of the first Tibetan–English dictionary and grammar book. He died in Darjeeling, India in 1842. A statue in his honour was erected in the centre of the village in 1972 and there is an exhibition in the cultural centre.
Iozefina Ștefănescu (1932–2015), handballer
Template:Ill (1865–1932), born Ioan Teculescu. A Romanian Orthodox cleric, he was archpriest of Alba Iulia and one of the main organizers of the Great Union from December 1, 1918.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

ReferencesEdit

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External linksEdit

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