Lemnia

Lemnia (Hungarian: Lemhény, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈlɛmheːɲ]) is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania. The commune is composed of a single village, Lemnia. It also included two other villages until 2004, when they were split off to form Mereni Commune.

Lemnia

Lemhény
Location in Covasna County
Lemnia
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°3′N 26°16′E
Country Romania
CountyCovasna
Government
  MayorRóbert Lukács (UDMR)
Population
 (2011)[1]
1,936
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.CV

It formed part of the Székely Land region of the historical Transylvania province. Until 1918, the village belonged to the Háromszék County of the Kingdom of Hungary. After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of Romania.

Demographics

The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 Census it has a population of 3,454 of which 98.49% or 3,402 are Hungarian.

References

  1. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
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