Subcetate

Subcetate (Hungarian: Gyergyóvárhegy, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɟɛrɟoːvaːrhɛɟ]; German: Burgberg) is a commune in Harghita County, Transylvania, Romania.

Subcetate
Location in Harghita County
Subcetate
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°51′N 25°26′E
Country Romania
CountyHarghita
Population
 (2011)[1]
1,832
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.HR

Component villages

The commune is composed of four villages:

In Romanian In Hungarian
Călnaci Kalnács
Duda Dudád
Filpea Fülpe
Subcetate Gyergyóvárhegy

Population

According to the census in 2002 the commune had a population of 2105. Ethnic Romanians were the majority, with 1960 people (93%). Although Subcetate historically belongs to the Székely Land, only 100 Hungarians (5%) lived in the village in 2002. 94% of the population followed the Romanian Orthodox faith.[2]

References

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