Dârjiu
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Dârjiu (, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania. The commune is composed of two villages, Dârjiu (Székelyderzs) and Mujna (Székelymuzsna), both of which are on the route of the Via Transilvanica long-distance trail.
Key facts
- Romanian subdivision.type
- commune
- Romanian subdivision.county
- Harghita
- Romanian subdivision.name
- Dârjiu
- Romanian subdivision.other_name
- Székelyderzs
- Romanian subdivision.image_skyline
- Szekelyderzs 01.jpg
- Romanian subdivision.image_caption
- 13th Century UNESCO World Heritage fortified Unitarian Church, and some geese
- Romanian subdivision.image_map
- Darjiu jud Harghita.png
- Romanian subdivision.map_caption
- Location in Harghita County
- Romanian subdivision.leader_name
- Adrián István
- Romanian subdivision.leader_party
- UDMR
- Romanian subdivision.term
- 2020–2024
- Romanian subdivision.elevation
- 555
- Romanian subdivision.area_total
- 41.96
- Romanian subdivision.population_total
- auto
- Romanian subdivision.postal_code
- 537075
- Romanian subdivision.area_code
- (+40) 0266
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Székelyderzs, – ahol a történelem együtt él a faluval
ahol a történelem együtt él a faluval
szekelyderzs.com →Link to the official site · 5,626 chars · not written by Vinony
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Name
- Demographics
- History
- Heartland of Unitarianism
- Fortified church; mural art in the region
- Twinning
- See also
- External links
- Gallery
- References
Dârjiu (, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania. The commune is composed of two villages, Dârjiu (Székelyderzs) and Mujna (Székelymuzsna), both of which are on the route of the Via Transilvanica long-distance trail.
== Name == The Hungarian name Székelyderzs was first mentioned as "De ers" in a papal list of tithes taken in 1334. In 1525, it was recorded as Ders, while in 1760, it was already mentioned by its modern Hungarian name of Székely Derzs. The name Derzs is thought to be from the Old Bulgar.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dârjiu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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