Bățani

Bățani (Hungarian: Nagybacon, Hungarian pronunciation: [nɒɟbɒtson]) is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania.

Bățani

Nagybacon
Commune
Millecentennial monument
Location in Covasna County
Bățani
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°5′22″N 25°41′29″E
Country Romania
CountyCovasna
Government
 • MayorCsaba Bardócz (UDMR)
Population
 (2011)[1]
4,403
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.CV

Component villages

The commune, with its center at Bățanii Mari, is composed of five villages:

In RomanianIn Hungarian
Aita SeacăSzárazajta
Bățanii MariNagybacon
Bățanii MiciKisbacon
HerculianMagyarhermány
Ozunca-BăiUzonkafürdő

Demographics

During the 2002 census, it had a population of 4,501, of which 3,962 of its inhabitants, or 88.02%, were ethnic Hungarians.

According to the 2011 census, it has a population of 4.403 of which 83.08% are ethnic Hungarians, 12.24% are Roma people and 1.41% Romanians. For 3.27% of the population, the ethnicity is unknown.[2]

From a confessional point of view, most of the inhabitants are Reformed (75.15%), but there are also minorities of Pentecostals (11.83%), Roman Catholics (4.61%) and Orthodox (2.09%). For 3.5% of the population, the confessional affiliation is not known.[3]

History
Bățani on the Josephinian Land Survey, 1769-1773
Memorial of the victims killed by Maniu Guard on 26 September 1944

During World War II, ethnic conflicts took place in this area. After switching sides, the Romanian Army attacked Hungary and entered Northern Transylvania, on 4 September 1944, around 40 Romanian soldiers were tortured and killed by the defending Hungarian or German Army in Szárazajta (Aita Seacă).[4] On 26 September 1944, members of the irregular paramilitary Maniu Guard led by Gavril Olteanu massacred thirteen Székelys in Aita Seacă village.[5][6]

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References
  1. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  2. http://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sR_Tab_8.xls
  3. http://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sR_TAB_13.xls
  4. https://adevarul.ro/locale/botosani/cum-s-au-macelarit-secuii-romanii-urma-72-ani-misterele-carnagiului-aita-seaca-teroarea-declansata-apoi-1_58457cc55ab6550cb8234847/index.html
  5. The Aita Seacă (Szárazajta) massacre (in Hungarian)
  6. Cum s-au măcelărit secuii cu românii în urmă cu 72 de ani. Misterele carnagiului de la Aita Seacă şi teroarea declanşată apoi
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