Lueta is a commune in Harghita County

Harghita County

Harghita is a county in the center of Romania, in eastern Transylvania, with the county seat at Miercurea-Ciuc.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 326,222 and a population density of 52/km².*Hungarians- 85%...

, Romania

Romania

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. It lies in the Székely Land

Székely Land

The Székely Land or Szekler Land refers to the territories inhabited mainly by the Székely, a Hungarian-speaking ethnic group from eastern Transylvania...

, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania

Transylvania

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, and is composed of two villages:

• Băile Chirui / Kirulyfürdő
• Lueta / Lövéte

History

The name of the commune was first recorded in 1332 when its priest was mentioned as "sacerdos
de Lueche". In 1567, it was mentioned as Leöwete. The name derives from the ancient form of the Hungarian name Levente

Levente

Levente , eldest son of Vazul, a ruler in Hungary's Árpád dynasty and the last member of this family never to become a Christian....

 worn by several members of the Árpád dynasty

Árpád dynasty

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.

The villages belonged to Udvarhelyszék district until the administrative reform of Transylvania in 1876, when they fell within the Udvarhely County in the Kingdom of Hungary

Kingdom of Hungary

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. After the Treaty of Trianon

Treaty of Trianon

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 of 1920, they became part of Romania

Romania

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 and fell within Odorhei County

Odorhei County

Odorhei was a county in the Kingdom of Romania. The county seat was Odorheiu Secuiesc.-Geography:Odorhei County covered 2,977 km2 and was located in central part of Greater Romania, in Transylvania. Currently, the territory that comprised the greater part of Odorhei County is now part of Harghita...

 during the interwar period. In 1940, the second Vienna Award

Second Vienna Award

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 granted the Northern Transylvania

Northern Transylvania

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 to Hungary and the villages were held by Hungary until 1944. After Soviet occupation, the Romanian administration returned and the commune became officially part of Romania in 1947. Between 1952 and 1960, the commune fell within the Magyar Autonomous Region, between 1960 and 1968 the Mureş-Magyar Autonomous Region. In 1968, the province was abolished, and since then, the commune has been part of Harghita County.

Demographics

The commune has an absolute Székely

Székely

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. According to the 2002 census it has a population of 3,525; of which 99.77% or 3,517 are Hungarian.

Twinning

The villages are twinned with:
Domaszék

Domaszék

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, Hungary

Hungary

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 Maglód

Maglód

Maglód is a town in Pest county, Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary.www.maglod.hu- Twin Cities :* Lueta , Romania* Mýtne Ludany , Slovakia...

, Hungary

Hungary

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 Budakalász

Budakalász

Budakalász is a town in Pest county, Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary.- External links :*...

, Hungary

Hungary

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