Lemnia

Lemnia (Hungarian: Lemhény, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈlɛmheːɲ]) is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania. The commune is composed of a single village, Lemnia. It also included two other villages until 2004, when they were split off to form Mereni Commune.

For the Greek wine grape that is also known as Lemnia, see Limnio. For the river in Romania, see Lemnia (river). For the ladybird beetle genus, see Lemnia (beetle).

Lemnia Lemhény
Commune
Location in Covasna County
Lemnia Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°3′N 26°16′E
Country	Romania
County	Covasna
Government
• Mayor	Róbert Lukács (UDMR)
Population  (2011)[1]	1,936
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.

Demographics

The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 Census it has a population of 3,454 of which 98.49% or 3,402 are Hungarian.

References

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