Sâncrăieni

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Sâncrăieni Csíkszentkirály
Location of Sâncrăieni
Country	Romania
County	Harghita County
Status	Commune
Government
- Mayor	Ernő Székely (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Population (2002)
- Total	6,194
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Sâncrăieni or Csíkszentkirály (Romanian: Sâncrăieni; Hungarian: Csíkszentkirály) is a commune in Harghita County, Romania.

[edit] Demographics

The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 census it has a population of 6,194 of which 98.13% or 6,078 are Hungarian.

• Since 2004 Leliceni (Csíkszentlélek) forms an independent commune with the villages of Fitod (Fitód), Hosasău (Hosszúaszó) and Misentea (Csíkmindszent).
• Since 2004 Sântimbru (Csíkszentimre) forms an independent commune with the village and resort of Sântimbru-Băi (Szentimrefürdő).

[edit] History

The famous Hungarian noble family, the Counts Andrássy de Csíkszentkirály et Krasznahorka is originated from the village.

v • d • e Rural municipalities of Harghita County (alphabetical order by commune) Atid • Avrămeşti • Bilbor • Brădeşti • Căpâlniţa • Cârţa • Ciceu • Ciucsângeorgiu • Ciumani • Corbu • Corund • Cozmeni • Dăneşti • Dârjiu • Dealu • Ditrău • Feliceni • Frumoasa • Gălăutaş • Joseni • Lăzarea • Leliceni • Lueta • Lunca de Jos • Lunca de Sus • Lupeni • Mădăraş • Mărtiniş • Mereşti • Mihăileni • Mugeni • Ocland • Păuleni-Ciuc • Plăieşii de Jos • Porumbenii • Praid • Racu • Remetea • Săcel • Sâncrăieni • Sândominic • Sânmartin • Sânsimion • Sântimbru • Sărmaş • Satu Mare • Secuieni • Siculeni • Şimoneşti • Subcetate • Suseni • Tomeşti • Tulgheş • Tuşnad • Ulieş • Vărşag • Voşlăbeni • Zetea

Coordinates: 46°18′N, 25°51′E