Subcetate

Subcetate (Hungarian: Gyergyóvárhegy, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɟɛrɟoːvaːrhɛɟ]; German: Burgberg) is a commune in Harghita County, Transylvania, Romania.

For other uses, see Subcetate (disambiguation). For Sub Cetate village in the same county, see Zetea.
Subcetate
Commune
Location in Harghita County
Subcetate
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°51′N 25°26′E
CountryRomania
CountyHarghita
Population
 (2011)[1]
1,832
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.HR

Component villages

The commune is composed of four villages:

In Romanian In Hungarian
Călnaci Kalnács
Duda Dudád
Filpea Fülpe
Subcetate Gyergyóvárhegy

Population

According to the census in 2002 the commune had a population of 2105. Ethnic Romanians were the majority, with 1960 people (93%). Although Subcetate historically belongs to the Székely Land, only 100 Hungarians (5%) lived in the village in 2002. 94% of the population followed the Romanian Orthodox faith.[2]

References
  1. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. Romániai népszámlási adatok 2002
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