The main village was first mentioned in 1251 by its Hungarian name as castrum Zenth Lelewk. In 1602, it was recorded as Szentlélek and in 1913 as Csikszentlélek. Its original Romanian names was Cic-Sânlelec which was later Romanianized to the current official name. [3] The villages forming the commune belonged to Csíkszék district until the administrative reform of Transylvania in 1876, when they fell within the Csík County in the Kingdom of Hungary. After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, they became part of Romania and fell within Ciuc County during the interwar period. In 1940, the second Vienna Award granted the Northern Transylvania to Hungary and the villages were held by Hungary until 1944. After Soviet occupation, the Romanian administration returned and the commune became officially part of Romania in 1947. Between 1952 and 1960, the commune fell within the Hungarian Autonomous Province, between 1960 and 1968 the Mureș-Hungarian Autonomous Province. In 1968, the province was abolished, and since then, the commune has been part of Harghita County.
The most important component village of the commune is Misentea (Hungarian: Csíkmindszent, or colloquially Mindszent, Hungarian pronunciation:[ˈtʃiːkmindsɛnt], meaning "All Saints"). It was first recorded as Omnes Sancti in 1332. The village, composed of scattered houses at that time, had already existed in the era of the Árpád dynasty. It was burned down by Ottoman troops in 1661 when half of the village people perished. In 1719, it was hit by a plague. Biblical names are given for the parts of the village, which is explained by the fact that a 19th-century local priest is said to have replaced the Szekely placenames given under the ancient decimal tribal system by biblical names. Its school was already in operation as early as in 1590. In 1910, it had 1190 Hungarian inhabitants. Today, the wood industry provides the main economic activity.
Misentea fortified churchLime in LeliceniMisentea landscapeFitod
Péter Pál Domokos discovered here the local songbook compiled by János Bochkor between 1716 and 1739.
Demographics
The commune has an absolute Székely (Hungarian) majority. According to the 2011 census it has a population of 2,002; of which 96.75% or 1,937 are Hungarian.
Formerly part of Sâncrăieni commune, the 4 villages broke off in 2004 with a population of 1,721.
The villages on Josephine Land Survey, 1769-1773
Landmarks
Built in the 14th century and expanded in the 15th century, its church received its present form in 1806. Its winged altar was made by the order of the Czakó-family in 1510 as proven by the inscription it bears: „Insignia Filiorum Czakó 1510. Insignia Regis Ungarie”. It is now in the Hungarian National Museum in Budapest. The church bell is from 1511. In front of the church, an old linden tree stands under which the Székelys used to discuss their business according to ancient pagan customs,
next to the church is a 500-year-old winter linden (Tilia cordata), which was voted "European Tree of the Year"[4] in 2011.
At the side of the main road stands the so-called "Bloody Face" or "Red Picture", a 5.5-meter-high cone-shaped monument erected in memory of the 1694 Tatar invasion when the Székelys defeated the intruders,
On the Paphalála (Priest’s Death) hill, there used to be a Chapel. The hill gained its name from the decapitation of dean János Gyergyai by order of royal judge Kelemen Mikes that took place here in 1697. The dean was shortened for having entered into a marriage.
Notable people
Péter Ágoston, jesuit monk and famous preacher, was born here in 1617
Vazul Bándi, historian of the Csíksomlyó Grammar School, was born here in 1847
István Nagy, painter, born in Csíkmindszent (Misentea) in 1873
^János András Vistai. "Tekintő – Erdélyi Helynévkönyv". {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)Transylvanian Toponym Book 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
^2011 - European Tree of the Year: Lime in Leliceni
External links
(in Hungarian)
August 21, 2023
leliceni, hungarian, csíkszentlélek, colloquially, szentlélek, meaning, holy, spirit, hungarian, pronunciation, ˈtʃiːksɛntleːlɛk, commune, harghita, county, romania, lies, székely, land, ethno, cultural, region, eastern, transylvania, csíkszentlélekcommunethe,. Leliceni Hungarian Csikszentlelek or colloquially Szentlelek meaning Holy Spirit Hungarian pronunciation ˈtʃiːksɛntleːlɛk is a commune in Harghita County Romania It lies in the Szekely Land an ethno cultural region in eastern Transylvania Leliceni CsikszentlelekCommuneThe bloody face Location in Harghita CountyLeliceniLocation in RomaniaCoordinates 46 21 N 25 51 E 46 350 N 25 850 E 46 350 25 850CountryRomaniaCountyHarghitaGovernment Mayor 2020 2024 Istvan Alfred Nagy 1 UDMR Area36 91 km2 14 25 sq mi Population 2011 10 31 2 2 010 Density54 km2 140 sq mi Time zoneEET EEST UTC 2 3 Postal code537268Area code 40 266Vehicle reg HR Contents 1 Component villages 2 History 3 Demographics 4 Landmarks 5 Notable people 6 Twinning 7 References 8 External linksComponent villages EditThe commune is composed of four villages In Romanian In Hungarian PopulationFitod Fitod 443Hosasău Hosszuaszo 1Leliceni Csikszentlelek 283Misentea Csikmindszent 1032History EditThe main village was first mentioned in 1251 by its Hungarian name as castrum Zenth Lelewk In 1602 it was recorded as Szentlelek and in 1913 as Csikszentlelek Its original Romanian names was Cic Sanlelec which was later Romanianized to the current official name 3 The villages forming the commune belonged to Csikszek district until the administrative reform of Transylvania in 1876 when they fell within the Csik County in the Kingdom of Hungary After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920 they became part of Romania and fell within Ciuc County during the interwar period In 1940 the second Vienna Award granted the Northern Transylvania to Hungary and the villages were held by Hungary until 1944 After Soviet occupation the Romanian administration returned and the commune became officially part of Romania in 1947 Between 1952 and 1960 the commune fell within the Hungarian Autonomous Province between 1960 and 1968 the Mureș Hungarian Autonomous Province In 1968 the province was abolished and since then the commune has been part of Harghita County The most important component village of the commune is Misentea Hungarian Csikmindszent or colloquially Mindszent Hungarian pronunciation ˈtʃiːkmindsɛnt meaning All Saints It was first recorded as Omnes Sancti in 1332 The village composed of scattered houses at that time had already existed in the era of the Arpad dynasty It was burned down by Ottoman troops in 1661 when half of the village people perished In 1719 it was hit by a plague Biblical names are given for the parts of the village which is explained by the fact that a 19th century local priest is said to have replaced the Szekely placenames given under the ancient decimal tribal system by biblical names Its school was already in operation as early as in 1590 In 1910 it had 1190 Hungarian inhabitants Today the wood industry provides the main economic activity Misentea fortified church Lime in Leliceni Misentea landscape FitodPeter Pal Domokos discovered here the local songbook compiled by Janos Bochkor between 1716 and 1739 Demographics EditThe commune has an absolute Szekely Hungarian majority According to the 2011 census it has a population of 2 002 of which 96 75 or 1 937 are Hungarian Formerly part of Sancrăieni commune the 4 villages broke off in 2004 with a population of 1 721 The villages on Josephine Land Survey 1769 1773Landmarks EditBuilt in the 14th century and expanded in the 15th century its church received its present form in 1806 Its winged altar was made by the order of the Czako family in 1510 as proven by the inscription it bears Insignia Filiorum Czako 1510 Insignia Regis Ungarie It is now in the Hungarian National Museum in Budapest The church bell is from 1511 In front of the church an old linden tree stands under which the Szekelys used to discuss their business according to ancient pagan customs next to the church is a 500 year old winter linden Tilia cordata which was voted European Tree of the Year 4 in 2011 At the side of the main road stands the so called Bloody Face or Red Picture a 5 5 meter high cone shaped monument erected in memory of the 1694 Tatar invasion when the Szekelys defeated the intruders On the Paphalala Priest s Death hill there used to be a Chapel The hill gained its name from the decapitation of dean Janos Gyergyai by order of royal judge Kelemen Mikes that took place here in 1697 The dean was shortened for having entered into a marriage Notable people EditPeter Agoston jesuit monk and famous preacher was born here in 1617 Vazul Bandi historian of the Csiksomlyo Grammar School was born here in 1847 Istvan Nagy painter born in Csikmindszent Misentea in 1873 Attila Ambrus bank robber and professional ice hockey player born in Fitod in 1967Twinning Edit Pusztaederics Hungary Fulopjakab Hungary Mindszent HungaryReferences Edit Results of the 2020 local elections Central Electoral Bureau Retrieved 10 June 2021 Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe municipii orase si localităti componenete la RPL 2011 XLS National Institute of Statistics Janos Andras 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