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Sfantu Gheorghe (Romania, Covasna)
Municipiul Sf�ntu Gheorghe - Sepsiszentgy�rgy Megyei Jog� V�ros
Last modified: 2002-03-29 by istvan molnar
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Sf�ntu Gheorghe (in Hungarian Sepsiszentgy�rgy) is a city in Covasna (Kov�szna) County of Romania (Transylvania). The commune contains three settlements: City of Sf�ntu Gheorge / Sepsiszentgy�rgy, Chilieni / Kily�n and Coseni / Szotyor villages. The city has got 67.220 inhabitants (49.977 (74,3%) Hungarians, 1992 census). The settlement is one of the historical and traditional centres of the Sz�kely Land (Terra Siculorum). The name of Sepsiszentgy�rgy has two parts: Sepsi, means 'from Sebes' - the city is located in the former Sepsi district of the Sz�kely Land settled by the Sz�kelys from Sebes (in Rumanian: Sebi�) and its envirouns in the 12th century. Szentgy�rgy means Saint George. Neighbouring communities are: Valea Cri�ului / Sepsikor�spatak, V�lcele / Elopatak, Chichi� / K�k�s, Ozun / Uzon, Reci / R�ty and Ghidfal�u / Gid�falva communities.
The first mention of the settlement is from 1322. Town from 1461 by King Matthias. After the Battle of Moh�cs (1526) which ended the Kingdom of Hungary, Szentgy�rgy became a part of the Principality of Transylvania (1552-1765) later Grand Duchy of Transylvania (1765-1867). The settlement was destroyed in 1658 by the Turks. 1867-1918/1920 part of the Kingdom of Hungary. In 1910 the settlement was a town in the H�romsz�k (in Rumanian Treisc�une) County of the Kingdom of Hungary. Inhabitants in 1910: 8.665; 8.361 (96,5%) Hungarian, 158 (1,8%) German, 108 (1,2%) Rumanian and 38 (0,4%) other by mother tongue, 4.953 (56,2%) Calvinist, 2.247 (25,9%) Roman Catholic, 451 (5,2%) Greek Orthodox, 383 (4,4%) Jew, 312 (3,6%) Unitarian and 319 (3,7%) other by religion. In 1916, from 2nd September to 10th October the town was under Rumanian occupation. From 1918/1920 (Romanian occupation / Treaty of Trianon) to 1940 (Second Decision in Vienna) part of the Kingdom of Romania. 1940-1944 part of Hungary. The Treaty of Paris reallocated it to Romania. The settlement was a town 1952-1960 in the Hungarian Autonomous Region, 1960-1968 in Bra�ov Region and from 1968 is a city in Covasna County.
Istv�n Moln�r, 9 Dec 2000
Historical flag of Sepsiszentgy�rgy (Kingdom of Hungary)
by Ant�nio Martins, 27 February 2001
Seven blue and white descending stripes, parallel to a central diagonal.
Ant�nio Martins, 27 February 2001
This flag appears at Dr. Sz�ll S�ndor: V�rosaink neve, c�mere �s
lobog�ja (1941) as "Sepsiszentgy�rgy, H�romsz�k Co.".
Istv�n Moln�r, 9 Dec 2000
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