Belin, Covasna
Encyclopedia
Belin is a commune in Covasna County
, Transylvania
, Romania
composed of two villages:
Hungarian majority. At the 2002 census, 41.4% of inhabitants were Hungarian, 39.5% Romanian
and 19% Roma. Belin village has an absolute Hungarian majority, while Belin-Vale has an absolute Romanian majority.
In 2002, 33.4% of inhabitants were Pentecostal
, 30.2% Unitarian
, 19.8% Romanian Orthodox, 9.7% Reformed, 3.1% belonged to another religion, 1.3% had no religion and 1.1% were Roman Catholic.
Covasna County
Covasna is a county of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Sfântu Gheorghe.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 222,449 and the population density was 60/km².*Hungarians – 73.79% *Romanians – 23.28%...
, Transylvania
Transylvania
Transylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical...
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
composed of two villages:
- Belin
- Belin-Vale / Bölönpatak
Demographics
Belin has a relative SzékelySzékely
The Székelys or Székely , sometimes also referred to as Szeklers , are a subgroup of the Hungarian people living mostly in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania, Romania...
Hungarian majority. At the 2002 census, 41.4% of inhabitants were Hungarian, 39.5% Romanian
Romanians
The Romanians are an ethnic group native to Romania, who speak Romanian; they are the majority inhabitants of Romania....
and 19% Roma. Belin village has an absolute Hungarian majority, while Belin-Vale has an absolute Romanian majority.
In 2002, 33.4% of inhabitants were Pentecostal
Pentecostal Union of Romania
The Pentecostal Union of Romania is Romania's fourth-largest religious body and one of its eighteen officially recognised religious denominations. At the 2002 census, 330,486 Romanians declared themselves to be Pentecostals; ethnically, they were 85.2% Romanians, 10.6% Roma, 1.9% Ukrainians, 1.8%...
, 30.2% Unitarian
Unitarian Church of Transylvania
The Unitarian Church of Transylvania is a church of the Unitarian denomination, based in the city of Cluj in the Principality of Transylvania, present day in Romania...
, 19.8% Romanian Orthodox, 9.7% Reformed, 3.1% belonged to another religion, 1.3% had no religion and 1.1% were Roman Catholic.