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Also known as Kézdiszentkereszt

Poian (, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania composed of two villages: Belani (Bélafalva) and Poian. In 2005, Estelnic, along with two other villages, broke away from Poian to form an independent commune.

Key facts

Romanian subdivision.type
commune
Romanian subdivision.county
Covasna
Romanian subdivision.official_name
Poian
Romanian subdivision.other_name
Kézdiszentkereszt
Romanian subdivision.image_shield
ROU CV Poian CoA.PNG
Romanian subdivision.image_skyline
Polyan panorama2.jpg
Romanian subdivision.image_caption
View of Poian
Romanian subdivision.image_map
Poian jud Covasna.png
Romanian subdivision.map_caption
Location in Covasna County
Romanian subdivision.leader_name
Endre Páll
Romanian subdivision.leader_party
UDMR
Romanian subdivision.term
2020–2024
Romanian subdivision.elevation
610
Romanian subdivision.area_total
59.26
Romanian subdivision.population_total
auto
Romanian subdivision.postal_code
527140
Romanian subdivision.area_code
(+40) 02 67

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Encyclopedic overview

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Poian (, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania composed of two villages: Belani (Bélafalva) and Poian. In 2005, Estelnic, along with two other villages, broke away from Poian to form an independent commune.

The commune is located in the northeastern part of Covasna County, north of Târgu Secuiesc and northeast of the county seat, Sfântu Gheorghe.

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

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