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Also known as Gyergyószentmiklós, Niklasmarkt, Gyergyoszentmiklos

Gheorgheni (; ) is a city in Harghita County, Romania, with a population of 15,844, as of 2021. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania. The city administers four villages: Covacipeter (Kovácspéter), Lacu Roșu (Gyilkostó), Vargatac (Vargatag), and Visafolio (Visszafolyó).

Key facts

Romanian subdivision.type
municipality
Romanian subdivision.county
Harghita
Romanian subdivision.official_name
Gheorgheni
Romanian subdivision.other_name
Gyergyószentmiklós
Romanian subdivision.image_flag
ROU HR Gheorgheni Flag.png
Romanian subdivision.image_shield
Coa_Romania_Town_Gyergyószentmiklós.svg
Romanian subdivision.image_skyline
Gheorgheni panorama.jpg
Romanian subdivision.image_map
Gheorgheni jud Harghita.png
Romanian subdivision.map_caption
Location in Harghita County
Romanian subdivision.leader_name
Zoltán Nagy
Romanian subdivision.leader_term
2024–2028
Romanian subdivision.elevation
816
Romanian subdivision.area_total
90.17
Romanian subdivision.population_total
auto
Romanian subdivision.postal_code
535500
Romanian subdivision.area_code
(+40) 02 66

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
city
Official name
Gheorgheni
Located in
Harghita County
Population
15884
Area
222.000000
Elevation
816
Time zone
UTC+03:00
Official website
www.gheorgheni.ro
Image
Gheorgheni panorama.jpg
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contains settlement
Visafolio
twinned administrative body
Šamorín
Commons category
Gheorgheni
topic's main category
Category:Gheorgheni
postal code
535500
category of associated people
Category:People from Gheorgheni
native label
Niklasmarkt
phone number
+40-266364494
street address
Piaţa. Libertăţii nr. 27, mun. Gheorgheni
population by native language
12187
email address
mailto:[email protected]
inception
1232-00-00
historical region
Transylvania
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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • History
  • Demographics
  • Politics
  • Natives
  • Twinnings
  • References

Gheorgheni (; ) is a city in Harghita County, Romania, with a population of 15,844, as of 2021. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania. The city administers four villages: Covacipeter (Kovácspéter), Lacu Roșu (Gyilkostó), Vargatac (Vargatag), and Visafolio (Visszafolyó).

== Geography == The city is located in the northeastern part of Harghita County, north of the county seat, Miercurea Ciuc. It is situated in a mountainous region, at an altitude of , and it is crossed east to west by the river Belcina, a right tributary of the river Mureș. Nearby are two natural sites, the Red Lake and Cheile Bicazului, a narrow canyon through the Eastern Carpathian Mountains forming the border with Neamț County.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gheorgheni” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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