Dalnic

Dalnic (Hungarian: Dálnok, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈdaːlnok]) is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania. Composed of a single village, Dalnic, it became an independent commune when it split from Moacșa in 2004.

For the river in Covasna County, see Dalnic (river).

Dalnic Dálnok
Commune
Reformed Church
Location in Covasna County
Dalnic Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°55′N 25°59′E
Country	Romania
County	Covasna
Government
• Mayor	László Márton (UDMR)
Population  (2011)[1]	956
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	CV

It formed part of the Székely Land region of the historical Transylvania province. Until 1918, the village belonged to the Háromszék County of the Kingdom of Hungary. After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of Romania.

György Dózsa set out from here in 1514 on the crusade announced by cardinal Tamás Bakócz which ended up in a peasant war.

Demographics

The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2011 Census it has a population of 951 of which 98.42% or 936 are Hungarian.

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  Statue of György Dózsa in his native village

References

1. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.