Gheorgheni : Romania
Gheorgheni (Hungarian: Gyergyószentmiklós) is a town in Harghita county, Romania. The town lies in the north of the former Székely county of CsÃkszék.
It was first mentioned in 1332 and was part of Kingdom of Hungary, then to the Principate of Transylvania (1557-1765), to the Grand Duchy of Transylvania (1765-1867), later again to Hungary (1867-1918) and finally to Romania (since 1918).
Nearby are two spectacular natural sites, the Lacu Roşu (Gyilkos-tó) a beatutiful lake in the mountains, and in close proximity is the Cheile Bicazului (Békási-szoros) which is a dramatic narrow canyon through the Eastern Carpathian Mountains forming the border with Neamţ (Nemc) county.
Demographics
It has a population of 20,018, of which 87.6% (17,527) are Hungarians and is part of the traditional land of the Székely Hungarian people. (Census 2002)
1910: 8,905
2002: 20,018