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22-514: The commune is located in the northeastern part of Covasna County, 16 km (9.9 mi) from Târgu Secuiesc and 51 km (32 mi) from the county seat, Sfântu Gheorghe , on the border with Bacău County and close to the border with Vrancea County . Brețcu is situated at an altitude of 600 m (2,000 ft), in the foothills of the Nemira  [ ro ] and Brețcu  [ ro ] mountains, both of which are mountain ranges of

44-485: A population of 3,132, of which 73.24% were Hungarians and 23.28% were Romanians. Sf%C3%A2ntu Gheorghe Sfântu Gheorghe ( pronounced [ˈsfɨntu ˈɡe̯orɡe] ; Hungarian : Sepsiszentgyörgy or Szentgyörgy [ˈʃɛpʃisɛɲɟørɟ] ; Yiddish : סנט דזשארדזש ; English lit. : Saint George ) is a city that serves as the seat of Covasna County in Transylvania , Romania . Located in

66-571: Is home to the Székely National Museum. The town hosts two market fairs each year. At the 2021 census , the city had a population of 50,080; of those, 69.25% were Hungarians and 18.93% Romanians . At the 2011 census , 41,233 (74%) of the city's 56,006 inhabitants declared themselves as ethnic Hungarians , 11,807 (21%) as Romanians, 398 (0.7%) as Roma , and 2,562 as other ethnicities or no information; 74% had Hungarian as first language, and 21% Romanian . The predominant industry in

88-601: The Eastern Carpathians . Brețcu village lies on the banks of Râul Negru and its left tributary, the river Brețcu , while Oituz village lies on the banks of the river Oituz , which flows eastward, towards Moldavia . Brețcu is crossed by national road DN11  [ ro ] (part of European route E574 ), which starts in Brașov , passes through Târgu Secuiesc and Onești , and ends in Bacău . The Brețcu train station serves

110-566: The Kingdom of Hungary , the town was the economic and administrative center of the Hungarian county of Háromszék , which spanned the present-day Covasna County and parts of Brașov County . In the second half of the 19th century, Sepsiszentgyörgy witnessed the development of light industry, a textile and a cigarette factory being built. In the aftermath of World War I , the Union of Transylvania with Romania

132-475: The Magyar Autonomous Region , and between 1960 and 1968 it reverted to Brașov Region . In 1968, when Romania was reorganized based on counties rather than regions, the commune became part of Covasna County. According to the 2011 census , the commune had a population of 3,550, of which 71.46% were Hungarians , 22.9% were Romanians , 2.25% Roma , and 1.04% Csángós . At the 2021 census , Brețcu had

154-727: The 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2023 seasons. The city also has a futsal team which plays in the Romanian First Division. The name of the team is Futsal Club Sfântu Gheorghe ( Sepsiszentgyörgyi Futsal Club ). The city has two theaters (the Andrei Mureșanu Theater and the Tamási Áron Theater), a county library (the Covasna County Library  [ ro ] ), and two museums (the National Museum of

176-723: The 66 km (41 mi) long CFR Line 404 , which starts in Sfântu Gheorghe, goes through Covasna , and ends in Brețcu; currently, the only operator on this route is Regio Călători . The Roman castra and settlement of Angustia and is located on the east side of the village. Gheorghe Popa-Lisseanu  [ ro ] argued that Brețcu was an old Romanian land mentioned in 1426 by King Sigismund in an official document. In that document, King Sigismund offered privileges to Romanians and to their Duke (the names of some Romanians were cited: Ioan and Radul, Țacu's son). The document contains

198-669: The Cathedral. On September 28, 2024, a bust of Archpriest Aurel Nistor (1882-1974) was unveiled, by Moldovan sculptor Veaceslav Jiglițchi. Stalin Region Regiunea Stalin ( Stalin Region ) was one of the administrative divisions of the People's Republic of Romania . It was established in 1950, in the Soviet style of territorial organization, and was named after Joseph Stalin . Its name

220-576: The Ciuc, Odorhei, Sfântu Gheorghe, and Târgu Secuiesc raions were transferred to the newly established Magyar Autonomous Region , while the raions Sibiu, Făgăraș, Mediaș, Agnita, Sighișoara, and Târnăveni were included in the Stalin Region. In 1960, the region was renamed Brașov Region, while the name of the capital city reverted to Brașov . Some areas in the Magyar Autonomous Region reverted to

242-646: The Eastern Carpathians  [ ro ] and the Székely National Museum  [ ro ] ). The Hungarian artist Jenő Gyárfás was born there and was a lifelong resident. His former studio is now an art gallery and exhibition hall. The Orthodox Cathedral of “St. George the Great Martyr and St. Nicholas” was built from 1939 to 1983. In 1993 the Museum of Romanian Spirituality was established at

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264-633: The central part of the country, it lies on the Olt River in a valley between the Baraolt Mountains and the Bodoc Mountains  [ ro ] . The town administers two villages, Chilieni ( Kilyén ) and Coșeni ( Szotyor ). Sfântu Gheorghe is one of the oldest urban settlements in Transylvania, the town first having been documented in 1332. The town takes its name from Saint George , the patron of

286-645: The city is football. The city has a men's football team, called Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe (Sepsiszentgyörgyi OSK). In the 2016–2017 season the team was promoted from Liga II and currently plays in Liga I . Sfântu Gheorghe has also a women's basketball team, called ACS Sepsi SIC . The club competes in Liga Națională (the Romanian First League). Sepsi SIC has won the Romanian Championship 7 times: in

308-476: The city is the textile industry. The city holds underutilized production capabilities such as a downsized automobile transmission parts and gearboxes factory (IMASA SA) and a tobacco factory ( ȚIGARETE SA  [ ro ] ). Services sector contains growing areas such as IT services with ROMARG SRL the leading domain registrar and web hosting provider in Romania having its headquarters here. The main sport in

330-676: The declaration of the Union of Transylvania with Romania , the area passed under Romanian administration, during the Hungarian–Romanian War (1918–1919). By the terms of the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of the Kingdom of Romania . In 1925, the commune fell in Plasa Târgu Secuiesc of Trei Scaune County . In August 1940, under the auspices of Nazi Germany , which imposed the Second Vienna Award , Hungary retook

352-544: The first attestation of Brețcu village. On May 13th, 1912, the village was hit by a violent F3 tornado. The tornado destroyed a total of 1,548 homes, killing 17 and injuring 150 others. The settlement formed part of the Székely Land region of the historical Transylvania province. Until 1918, the village belonged to the Háromszék County of the Kingdom of Hungary . In the immediate aftermath of World War I , following

374-671: The local church. Historically, it was also known in German as Sankt Georgen . The "sepsi" prefix ( sebesi → sepsi , meaning "of Sebes") refers to the area which the ancestors of the local Székely population had inhabited before settling to the area of the town. The previous area of their settlement was around the town of "Sebes" (now Sebeș , in Alba County ) which later became populated mainly by Transylvanian Saxons ( German : Siebenbürger Sachsen ), being known as Mühlbach in German. While part of

396-524: The territory of Northern Transylvania (which included Brețcu) from Romania. Towards the end of World War II , however, the commune was taken back from Hungarian and German troops by Romanian and Soviet forces in September–October 1944. In 1950, after Communist Romania was established, Brețcu became part of the Târgu Secuiesc Raion of Stalin Region . From 1952 and 1960, it was part of

418-463: The town. In September 1944, during World War II , Romanian and Soviet armies entered the town. The territory of Northern Transylvania remained under Soviet military administration until March 9, 1945, after which it became again part of Romania; the Paris Peace Treaties of 1947 reaffirmed the town and the entirety of Transylvania as a Romanian territory. Between 1952 and 1960, Sfântu Gheorghe

440-504: Was changed to Brașov Region in 1960, and it was disestablished in 1968. In 1950, the capital of the region was Orașul Stalin ( Stalin City , now Brașov) and its territory comprised an area similar to what are nowadays the eastern part of Brașov County , together with Covasna County and part of Harghita County . Initially, the Stalin Region comprised 6 raions : Ciuc, Odorhei, Racoș, Sfântu Gheorghe, Stalin, and Târgu Secuiesc. In 1952,

462-537: Was declared in December 1918. At the start of the Hungarian–Romanian War of 1918–1919, the town passed under Romanian administration. After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of the Kingdom of Romania and the seat of Trei Scaune County . In 1940, the Second Vienna Award granted Northern Transylvania to the Kingdom of Hungary . Near the end of that period, the Sfântu Gheorghe ghetto briefly existed in

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484-558: Was the southernmost town of the Magyar Autonomous Region , and between 1960 and 1968 it was part of the Brașov Region . In 1968, when Romania was reorganized based on counties rather than regions, the city became the seat of Covasna County. Sfântu Gheorghe is one of the centres for the Székely people in the region, known to them as Székelyföld in Hungarian – which means "Székely Land", and

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