The village was historically part of the Székely Land region of Transylvania province. The first reports of settlers in the area was from 1721. It became independent from Gyimesbükk in 1795. The birth registry starts from 1854. The village 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 Magyar Autonomous Region, between 1960 and 1968 the Mureș-Magyar Autonomous Region. In 1968, the province was abolished, and since then, the commune has been part of Harghita County.
Demographics
At the 2011 census, the commune had a population of 5,328; out of them, 98% were Hungarian and 0.7% were Romanian.[3]
Economy
Until 1989, it was the center of local timber manufacturing with a board and since 1976 a furniture factory. The main activity of the villagers is cattle herding[4] and potato production. Industrial activity has decreased significantly after 1990.
References
^"Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
^Tab8. Populaţia stabilă după etnie – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune, 2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 20 February 2020.
^Váradi, Péter Pál; Lőwey, Lilla (2008). Gyimesek vidéke: Gyimesi csángók (The Gyimes area, the Csángó's of Gyimes. Budapest: Erdély Fotóalbumok 2008. p. 102. ISBN9789638641397.
External links
Tourist accommodation (in Hungarian)
Tourist accommodation (in Romanian)
Pictures of the village
February 06, 2023
lunca, village, alba, county, vidra, alba, hungarian, gyimesközéplok, hungarian, pronunciation, ˈɟimɛʃkøzeːplok, colloquially, középlok, commune, harghita, county, transylvania, romania, lies, ethno, cultural, region, szekely, land, gyimesközéplokcommunelocati. For the village in Alba County see Vidra Alba Lunca de Jos Hungarian Gyimeskozeplok Hungarian pronunciation ˈɟimɛʃkozeːplok colloquially Kozeplok is a commune in Harghita County Transylvania Romania It lies in the ethno cultural region Szekely land Lunca de Jos GyimeskozeplokCommuneLocation in Harghita CountyLunca de JosLocation in RomaniaCoordinates 46 34 N 25 59 E 46 567 N 25 983 E 46 567 25 983 Coordinates 46 34 N 25 59 E 46 567 N 25 983 E 46 567 25 983CountryRomaniaCountyHarghitaGovernment Mayor 2020 2024 Karoly Gergely 1 UDMR Area59 06 km2 22 80 sq mi Elevation930 m 3 050 ft Population 2011 2 5 328 Density90 km2 230 sq mi Time zoneEET EEST UTC 2 3 Postal code537145Area code 40 266Vehicle reg HR Contents 1 Component villages 2 History 3 Demographics 4 Economy 5 References 6 External linksComponent villages EditThe commune is composed of nine villages In Romanian In HungarianBarațcoș BarackospatakLunca de Jos GyimeskozeplokPuntea Lupului FarkaspalloPoiana Fagului BukkhavaspatakaValea Boroș BorospatakaValea Capelei KapolnaspatakaValea Intunecoasă SotetpatakaValea lui Antaloc AntalokpatakaValea Rece HidegsegHistory Edit The village was historically part of the Szekely Land region of Transylvania province The first reports of settlers in the area was from 1721 It became independent from Gyimesbukk in 1795 The birth registry starts from 1854 The village 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 Magyar Autonomous Region between 1960 and 1968 the Mureș Magyar Autonomous Region In 1968 the province was abolished and since then the commune has been part of Harghita County Demographics EditAt the 2011 census the commune had a population of 5 328 out of them 98 were Hungarian and 0 7 were Romanian 3 Economy EditUntil 1989 it was the center of local timber manufacturing with a board and since 1976 a furniture factory The main activity of the villagers is cattle herding 4 and potato production Industrial activity has decreased significantly after 1990 References Edit Results of the 2020 local elections Central Electoral Bureau Retrieved 9 June 2021 Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe municipii orase si localităti componenete la RPL 2011 XLS National Institute of Statistics Tab8 Populaţia stabilă după etnie judeţe municipii orase comune 2011 census results Institutul Național de Statistică accessed 20 February 2020 Varadi Peter Pal Lowey Lilla 2008 Gyimesek videke Gyimesi csangok The Gyimes area the Csango s of Gyimes Budapest Erdely Fotoalbumok 2008 p 102 ISBN 9789638641397 External links EditVoluntary Firefighter Association Gyimes Folk Dance Camp Tourist accommodation in Hungarian Tourist accommodation in Romanian Pictures of the village Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lunca de Jos amp oldid 1027825535, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
