As 'Madaras' on Josephinische Landaufnahme, 1769-73
As 'Madaras' on Josephinische Landaufnahme, 1769-73
The village was first mentioned in 1567 as Madaras, meaning "birdy". Its name may have referred to the abundancy of birds in the area.[3] Its Romanian name derives from the Hungarian form. According to tradition, the village was in the beginning located in the Hámorkert (Iron Hammer Garden) part also known as Fejedelem Kertje (Dukes's Garden). Its residents used to be engaged in the mining of iron ore and mercury which was a royal monopoly. By the 18th century, the iron ore mine became exhausted, so the villagers started to deal with pottery and the village soon was famous for its potters which lasted until the end of the 19th century. More recently, thermal water sources has been discovered in the area and there are still unexploited iron ore and andezit occurrences, too.
The village historically belonged to the Székely seat of Csíkszék until the administrative reform of Transylvania in 1876, when it fell within Csík County in the Kingdom of Hungary. After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it 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 village was 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, it has been part of Harghita County.
Demographics
The commune has an absolute Székely (Hungarian) majority. According to the 2011 census it has a population of 2,190; of which 99.27% or 2,174 are Hungarian.
Formerly part of Dănești commune, the village broke off in 2004 with a population of 2,210.
^János András Vistai. "Tekintő – Erdélyi Helynévkönyv". {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)Transylvanian Toponym Book 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
External links
Official website(in Hungarian)
January 23, 2023
mădăraș, harghita, other, places, with, same, name, mădăraș, mădăraș, hungarian, csíkmadaras, colloquially, madaras, hungarian, pronunciation, ˈtʃiːkmɒdɒrɒʃ, commune, harghita, county, romania, lies, székely, land, ethno, cultural, region, eastern, transylvani. For other places with the same name see Mădăraș Mădăraș Hungarian Csikmadaras or colloquially Madaras Hungarian pronunciation ˈtʃiːkmɒdɒrɒʃ is a commune in Harghita County Romania It lies in the Szekely Land an ethno cultural region in eastern Transylvania It is composed of a single village Mădăraș Mădăraș CsikmadarasCommuneLandscape of the neighbouring Harghita MountainsLocation in Harghita CountyMădărașLocation in RomaniaCoordinates 46 30 N 25 45 E 46 500 N 25 750 E 46 500 25 750 Coordinates 46 30 N 25 45 E 46 500 N 25 750 E 46 500 25 750CountryRomaniaCountyHarghitaGovernment Mayor 2020 2024 David Peter 1 UDMR Area66 km2 25 sq mi Population 2011 2 2 199 Density33 km2 86 sq mi Time zoneEET EEST UTC 2 3 Postal code537071Area code 40 266Vehicle reg HRWebsitewww wbr csikmadaras wbr ro Contents 1 History 2 Demographics 3 Natives 4 Landmarks 5 Twin cities 6 References 7 External linksHistory Edit As Madaras on Josephinische Landaufnahme 1769 73 As Madaras on Josephinische Landaufnahme 1769 73 The village was first mentioned in 1567 as Madaras meaning birdy Its name may have referred to the abundancy of birds in the area 3 Its Romanian name derives from the Hungarian form According to tradition the village was in the beginning located in the Hamorkert Iron Hammer Garden part also known as Fejedelem Kertje Dukes s Garden Its residents used to be engaged in the mining of iron ore and mercury which was a royal monopoly By the 18th century the iron ore mine became exhausted so the villagers started to deal with pottery and the village soon was famous for its potters which lasted until the end of the 19th century More recently thermal water sources has been discovered in the area and there are still unexploited iron ore and andezit occurrences too The village historically belonged to the Szekely seat of Csikszek until the administrative reform of Transylvania in 1876 when it fell within Csik County in the Kingdom of Hungary After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920 it 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 village was 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 it has been part of Harghita County Demographics EditThe commune has an absolute Szekely Hungarian majority According to the 2011 census it has a population of 2 190 of which 99 27 or 2 174 are Hungarian Formerly part of Dănești commune the village broke off in 2004 with a population of 2 210 Natives EditȘtefan TexeLandmarks EditThe Roman Catholic church was built between 1790 and 1796 but was consecrated only in 1828 Its tower dates back to 1769 The St Anthony Chapel stand in the Prince s Garden It was built in 1992 on the ruins of an old chapel The highest peak of the Harghita Mountains 1801m stands in its vicinity Twin cities EditThe village is twinned with Apostag Hungary Madaras HungaryReferences 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 Janos Andras Vistai Tekinto Erdelyi Helynevkonyv a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Missing or empty url help Transylvanian Toponym Book Archived 2011 07 10 at the Wayback MachineExternal links EditOfficial website in Hungarian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mădăraș Harghita amp oldid 1044435535, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
