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Odorheiu Secuiesc (Romanian pronunciation: [odorˌheju sekuˈjesk]; Hungarian: Székelyudvarhely, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈseːkɛjudvɒrhɛj] ⓘ; German: Odorhellen) is the second largest municipality in Harghita County, Transylvania, Romania. In its short form, it is also known as Odorhei in Romanian and Udvarhely in Hungarian. The ...
Following is a list [1] of Székely settlements.The list contains the municipalities belonging to the Székely Seats in the 19th century, before the administrative reform in Hungary.
Udvarhely county consisted of three former seats of the Székelys: Udvarhelyszék, Bardóc and Keresztúr (the latter two as filial seats of the former).It was formed in 1876, when the administrative structure of Transylvania was changed.
After Melchior Balassa rebelled against John Sigismund, the primipili assembled at Székelyudvarhely in April 1562. [135] Thousands of commoners joined them, demanding the punishment of the wealthy Székelys whom they accused of unlawful collection of taxes and predatory lending. [136] The commoners attacked manors and defeated a royal army. [137]
The Székely Land [1] [2] or Szeklerland [3] (Hungarian: Székelyföld, pronounced [ˈseːkɛjføld], Székely runes: 𐲥𐳋𐳓𐳉𐳗𐳌𐳞𐳖𐳇; Romanian: Ținutul Secuiesc and sometimes Secuimea; German: Szeklerland; Latin: Terra Siculorum) [4] is a historic and ethnographic area in present-day Romania, inhabited mainly by Székelys, a subgroup of Hungarians.
Udvarhelyszék (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈudvɒrhɛjseːk]; formerly called Telegdiszék) was one of the Székely seats in the historical Székely Land.. Situated on the western part of the Székely Land, it was the main seat (Hungarian: anyaszék, Latin: sedes principalis, sedes capitalis) for a significant period, being the home of the Count of the Székelys and the Székely National ...
In the evening, some 700 people took part in a peaceful candlelight vigil in Odorheiu Secuiesc (Hungarian: Székelyudvarhely). This event was organised by the Hungarian Civic Party, took place in a park in the city centre, and featured the reading of a declaration of solidarity with the non-violent protesters in Budapest. Protesters in Odorheiu ...
Scholarly theories about the origin of the Székelys (a subgroup of the Hungarian people) can be divided into four main groups.Medieval chronicles unanimously stated that the Székelys were descended from the Huns and settled in the Carpathian Basin centuries before the Hungarians (or Magyars) conquered the territory in the late 9th century.