Brețcu

Brețcu (Romanian: [ˈbret͡sku] listen in Romanian; Hungarian: Bereck, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈbɛrɛtsk]; Latin: Angustia) is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania composed of three villages:

  • Brețcu / Bereck
  • Mărtănuș / Kézdimartonos
  • Oituz / Ojtoztelep
For the river in Covasna County, see Brețcu (river).
Brețcu

Bereck
Commune
Coat of arms
Location in Covasna County
Brețcu
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°3′N 26°18′E
Country Romania
CountyCovasna
Government
 • MayorZoltán Dimény (UDMR)
Population
 (2011)[1]
3,550
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.CV

The village has been recorded under different names: Bereczk (1476), Breczko (1482-1496), Bretzku (1787 and 1850) and Bereck (1854).

The Roman castra and settlement of Angustia and is located on the east side of the village. G. Popa Lisseanu argued that Brețcu was an old Romanian land mentioned in 1426 by King Sigismund in an official document.[2] In that document, King Sigismund offered privileges to Romanians and to their Duke (the names of some Romanians were cited: Ioan and Radul, Țacu's son). The document contains the first attestation of Brețcu village.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the commune has a population of 3,510 of which 71.46% are Hungarians and 22.9% are Romanians.[3]

Personalities

Áron Gábor, hero of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 was born here in 1814.

References
  1. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  2. G. Popa Lisseanu, Originea secuilor și secuizarea românilor, Ed. Pur Și Simplu, Bucharest, 2003, p. 69, ISBN 973-86261-4-5
  3. http://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sR_TAB_13.xls
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