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Harghita (Romanian pronunciation: [harˈɡita], Hungarian: Hargita megye, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈhɒrɡitɒ]) is a county (județ) in the center of Romania, in eastern Transylvania, with the county seat at Miercurea Ciuc.
In 2002, Harghita County had a population of 326,222 and a population density of 52/km².
In 2011, it had a population of 302,432 and a population density of 46/km².
Harghita county has the highest percentage of Hungarians in Romania, just ahead of Covasna county. The Hungarians form the majority of the population in most of the county's municipalities, with Romanians concentrated in the northern and eastern part of the county (particularly Toplița and Bălan), as well as in the enclave of Voșlăbeni.
The Székelys of Harghita are mostly Roman Catholic, with Reformed and Unitarian minorities, while the ethnic Romanians are primarily Orthodox. Catholicism is strongest in the east, in the former Csíkszék, while Protestants are concentrated in the west, south and west of Odorheiu Secuiesc. By religion, the county is divided roughly as follows:
A county, abbreviated Cnty. (US) or Co. (UK and Ireland), is a geographical region of a country used for administrative or other purposes, in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French conté or cunté denoting a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count (earl) or a viscount. The modern French is comté, and its equivalents in other languages are contea, contado, comtat, condado, Grafschaft, graafschap, Gau, etc. (cf. conte, comte, conde, Graf).
When the Normans conquered England, they brought the term with them. The Saxons had already established the districts that became the historic counties of England, calling them shires (many county names derive from the name of the county town with the word "shire" added on: for example, Gloucestershire and Worcestershire). The Vikings introduced the term earl (from Old Norse, jarl) to the British Isles. Thus, "earl" and "earldom" were taken as equivalent to the continental use of "count" and "county". So the later-imported term became a synonym for the native English word scir ([ʃiːr]) or, in Modern English, shire. Since a shire was an administrative division of the kingdom, the term "county" evolved to designate an administrative division of national government in most modern uses.
Coordinates: 46°N 25°E / 46°N 25°E / 46; 25
Romania (i/roʊˈmeɪniə/ roh-MAY-nee-ə; Romanian: România [romɨˈni.a]) is a unitary semi-presidential republic located in Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Ukraine. It also borders Hungary, Serbia, and Moldova. It covers 238,391 square kilometres (92,043 sq mi) and has a temperate-continental climate. With its 19.94 million inhabitants, it is the seventh most populous member state of the European Union. Its capital and largest city, Bucharest, is the sixth largest city in the EU. The River Danube, which is Europe's second longest river after the Volga, rises in Germany and flows southeastwards for a distance of 2,857 km, coursing through ten countries before emptying in Romania's Danube Delta. Some of its 1,075 km length bordering the country drains the whole of it. The Carpathian Mountains, with their tallest peak Moldoveanu at 2,544 m (8,346 ft), cross Romania from the north to the southwest.
Modern Romania emerged within the territories of the ancient Roman province of Dacia, and was formed in 1859 through a personal union of the Danubian Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia. The new state, officially named Romania since 1866, gained independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1877. At the end of World War I, Transylvania, Bukovina and Bessarabia united with the sovereign Kingdom of Romania. During World War II, Romania was an ally of Nazi Germany against the Soviet Union, fighting side by side with the Wehrmacht until 1944, then it joined the Allied powers after being occupied by the Red Army forces. During the war, Romania lost several territories, of which Northern Transylvania was regained after the war. Following the war, Romania became a socialist republic and member of the Warsaw Pact. After the 1989 Revolution, Romania began a transition back towards democracy and a capitalist market economy.
"Sleigh Ride" is a popular light orchestral piece composed by Leroy Anderson. The composer had the original idea for the piece during a heat wave in July 1946 finished the work in February 1948. It was originally an instrumental piece; the lyrics, about a person who would like to ride in a sleigh on a winter's day with another person, were written by Mitchell Parish in 1950. The orchestral version was first recorded in 1949 by Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops Orchestra. The song was a hit record on RCA Victor Red Seal 49-0515 (45 rpm) / 10-1484 (78 rpm), and has become the equivalent of a signature song for the orchestra. The 45 rpm version was originally issued on red vinyl. The Pops has also recorded the song with John Williams, their conductor from 1979 to 1995, and Keith Lockhart, their current conductor. Over the years, the song has become a Christmas standard.
Leroy Anderson recorded his own version of "Sleigh Ride" in 1950 on Decca 9-16000 (45 rpm) / 16000 (78 rpm). The recording hit the Cashbox magazine best-sellers chart when re-released in 1952.
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A ride with personal sledges of villagers from the village Frumoasa (Beautiful, Csíkszépvíz in Hungarian), Harghita County, Romania. The walk took place in January 2017 on the Frumoasa River valley. Plimbare cu săniile personale ale sătenilor din comuna Frumoasa (Csíkszépvíz), județul Harghita. Plimbarea a avut loc în luna ianuarie 2017 pe valea Râului Frumoasa.
Enable English subtitle ! - Activați subtitrarea în românește! (Ciuc Depression, Lunca de Sus - Ghimeș, Cinod, Transhumance) For the beginning, the video presents a series of rural landscapes in the Ciuc depressions area, crossed by the Olt River and inhabited almost exclusively by Hungarians (Szeklers). Ciucul de Sus (Felcsík - Upper Ciuc) Depression: Tomești (Csíkszenttamás), Cârța (Csíkkarcfalva), Dănești (Csíkdánfalva), Mădăraș (Csíkmadaras) villages; Ciucul de Mijloc (Középcsík - Middle Ciuc) Depression: Frumoasa (Csíkszépvíz), Livezi (Lóvész), Cioboteni (Csobotfalva), Hosasău (Hosszúaszó) villages; Ciucul de Jos (Alcsík - Lower Ciuc) Depression: Potiond (Pottyond), Ciucsângeorgiu (Csíkszentgyörgy), Sâncrăieni (Csíkszentkirály), Sântimbru (Csíkszentimre), Cetățuia (Csatószeg), Lăzăreș...
"As a schoolteacher in a small community she has dedicated over 40 years of her life to the inventory and preservation of the artifacts of the past, as symbols of living heritage for a community. Thanks to her personal investment, her pedagogic talent, her professional skills, convincing power and contagious enthusiasm she created for several generations a different attitude and behaviour towards local history and heritage preservation. She is an extraordinary example for those modest, dedicated people all over Europe who without many resources succeed in raising awareness on the importance of the preservation of the past for the benefit of the future."
Corund - Artisan Marketplace (Harghita County, Romania, 2015) Corund - Artizanat la drumul mare (jud. Harghita, Romania, 2015) Korond - Útmenti népművészet (Hargita megye, Románia, 2015) Traditional Szekler dance music from Corund area (Târnava Valley): Muzică tradițională de dans secuiască din zona Corund (Valea Târnavelor): Maros-Küküllőmenti népzene - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeQDLRZcWxg Corund is one of the best known places of Transylvania (Romania), it is the centre of folk-pottery. Producing pottery items has been part of the village's life for a long time; it has been transmitted from father to son. Korond is one of those rare villages where producing pottery is still present as well as processing touchwood. Traditional Transylvanian folk-art offer: - Traditional handmade...
Enable English subtitle ! - Activați subtitrarea în românește! The video presents a series of specific rural landscapes of the villages Bilbor, Corbu, Tulgheş located on the river Bistricioara, also of Călimănel area, suburban village of Toplita city, located on the Mures Valley. The images are accompanied by brief explanations of localities. All photos are made by me. Videoclipul prezintă o serie de peisaje cu specific rural din zona comunelor Bilbor, Corbu, Tulgheș, situate pe valea Râului Bistricioara, precum și din zona Călimănel, sat suburban din municipiul Toplița, situat pe Valea Mureșului. Imaginile sunt însoțite de scurte explicații referitoare la localitățile respective. Toate fotografiile sunt făcute de mine.
Plimbare cu sania trasă de "doi cai frumoşi", cu pedigree, rasa lipiţan. Caii sunt bine dresaţi, foarte energici şi folosiţi doar pentru concursuri şi agrement. Plimbarea a avut loc la sfârşitul lunii decembrie 2012 pe uliţele şi pe câmpurile din zona comunei Cârţa (Csíkkarcfalva - în ungureşte), judeţul Harghita. Sleigh is pulled by two beatiful Lipizzaner horses, with pedigree, well trained and used only for competitions and entertainment. The ride took place in late December 2012 on the streets and fields of the village Cârta (Csíkkarcfalva - in Hungarian), Harghita County, Romania.
The chalet "Forest School" from Potiond village (Harghita County, Romania) offers accommodation, meals, sports, hiking on foot or by wagon / sleigh, educational activities and fun. Fenyővize (Fir's Water) Nature Trail begins right at the Forest School chalet. The route, with a length of 800m, is stretching along the Fenyővize brook and has 11 stations: Chalet Forest School, Wildlife of the stream, Ruderal vegetation along roadside, Butterbur forest - Listen to nature, Birds and reptiles, Beech-woods, Mountain hay meadows, Hemp-retting ponds, Willow woodland, Cultural landscape, Insects, Tall plants at the streamside Casa ”Şcoala Pădurii” se află la capătul satului Potiond, la 27 km de Miercurea Ciuc, la poalele Munţilor Ciucului. Asigură cazarea pentru 20-28 persoane în camere cu 2-6 locu...
Enable English subtitle ! - Activaţi subtitrarea în româneşte! Paleokastritsa is one of the most popular resorts of Corfu, situated on the west coast of the island. It is located about 30 km from the capital Corfu Town, surrounded by green hills on the background of brilliant blue sea. It is considered to be the most beautiful resort of Corfu. It consists of six different bays and beaches with crystal blue sea water. Situated aobove, on the mountain, Bella Vista belvedere point overlooks the famous Paleokastritsa resort view with its magnificent bays and the famous monastery of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Above the main coast on a hillside full of wild trees and olive trees facing the deep blue sea stand this monastery who was built around 12th century. Inside there are a museum with Byzanti...
Potato Festival, The fifteenth edition, August 1, 2015 Miercurea Ciuc, Harghita County, Romania The potato is representative for the Ciuc Depression. This daily food is sometimes treated with an undeserved indifference, actually the potato possesing some special gastronomic possibilities of exploitation. The annual Potato Festival has been organized since 2001. Held in first weekend in August, it is the main event of City Days. The objective of the festival has remained the same since the first edition: recreation, preservation and popularization of traditions specific to Ciuc area and presentation of special dishes - worthy of this wonderful food, of which depends the very existence of entire community. Stew masters compete each year at the Potato Festival in Miercurea Ciuc. Variou...
Plimbare pe acoperisul lumii bucovinice The Rarau Mountains are part of the Eastern Carpathians and offer fantastic hiking opportunities. The region’s main base for hikers is Cabana Rarau, located at an elevation of 1536 meters, near the town of Campulung Moldovenesc. There’s a small restaurant and provisions shop there too. Enter Campulung Moldovenesc from the east, look out for the sign on the left (‘Cabana Rarau 14km’) and you’re on your way. Do not attempt to drive this route in bad weather unless you have a 4WD. Indeed, even in good weather, it’s no treat; the road is narrow and extremely pot-holed and rocky in places. Hiking takes three to four hours (follow the red circles). A second, good and new modernized road (County road 175B, Pojorata-Rarau, 14 Km) leads up to the cabana from ...
Voslobeni ( Harghita county, Transylvania, Romania ) the most beautiful village in Romania. Music by: Allen Constantine https://soundcloud.com/allenconstantine / https://www.facebook.com/allenconstantine85 Song: From Dreams to Reality
Ladies and Gentlemen, This video was a great pleasure to shoot and to edit. Click "show more" to see a full description. It is places like Rasnov that make Romania such a pleasure to visit and explore. It is so cheap and beautiful it really is so easy to enjoy yourself here. Brasov was my favourite place we went to in Romania and this was one of the best experiences we had there. If you are looking for a nice place to fly your drone, you can't go past this place. It is really worth going up to the top and enjoying the view from the top. https://youtu.be/gPUzE1VQQgE Castle Bran: https://youtu.be/dmq24wEorzg Iasi - Palace of Culture & Saint Cuvioasa Parascheva: https://youtu.be/mmdB_eu081Q Moldavia : https://youtu.be/uTc_Xtzqv7A Lockie's Travel Vlog is where I post to keep my friend...
The Mountain of Salt (Sóhát, in Hungarian) is the top of the huge deposit of salt that reaches 3 km in depth. On surface, the salt has an elliptical shape, its diameters being 1.2 and 1.4.km. Vertically it looks like a huge mushroom. In the area of salt mountain we can notice a vivid salt karst phenomena: in the salty areas there are smaller and bigger funnels filled with clay that are similar with the phenomena of limestone areas: dolines, water absorbing blocks, hilite. A number of dolines and blocks are still continuously forming as results of the falling in of some hollows created by underground waters. The natural salt generates the final karstic phenomenon, because of the very rapid dissolving process, helped by the fissures, diaclasis and stratification planes, all access ways ...
Enable Englis subtitle ! - Activați subtitrarea în românește ! Strunga village is the residence center of Strunga commune, located near Târgu Frumos, 55 km from Iasi (Moldova, Romania). The Orthodox Christian calendar contains several days (especially Saturday) dedicated to the worship (memorial service) of the dead. At Strunga there is the tradition that the commemoration of the dead is also on the first Easter Sunday. It is a special day when to the cemetery of the village gather together the relatives of the deceasedes. Here come both the inhabitants of the village and those that life has risen in other places. In the noon, the courtyard in front of the church is filled with people who puts dishes on the long tables. These generally reproduce the Paschal Baskets that are blessed on the ...
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A ride with personal sledges of villagers from the village Frumoasa (Beautiful, Csíkszépvíz in Hungarian), Harghita County, Romania. The walk took place in January 2017 on the Frumoasa River valley. Plimbare cu săniile personale ale sătenilor din comuna Frumoasa (Csíkszépvíz), județul Harghita. Plimbarea a avut loc în luna ianuarie 2017 pe valea Râului Frumoasa.
Enable English subtitle ! - Activați subtitrarea în românește! (Ciuc Depression, Lunca de Sus - Ghimeș, Cinod, Transhumance) For the beginning, the video presents a series of rural landscapes in the Ciuc depressions area, crossed by the Olt River and inhabited almost exclusively by Hungarians (Szeklers). Ciucul de Sus (Felcsík - Upper Ciuc) Depression: Tomești (Csíkszenttamás), Cârța (Csíkkarcfalva), Dănești (Csíkdánfalva), Mădăraș (Csíkmadaras) villages; Ciucul de Mijloc (Középcsík - Middle Ciuc) Depression: Frumoasa (Csíkszépvíz), Livezi (Lóvész), Cioboteni (Csobotfalva), Hosasău (Hosszúaszó) villages; Ciucul de Jos (Alcsík - Lower Ciuc) Depression: Potiond (Pottyond), Ciucsângeorgiu (Csíkszentgyörgy), Sâncrăieni (Csíkszentkirály), Sântimbru (Csíkszentimre), Cetățuia (Csatószeg), Lăzăreș...
"As a schoolteacher in a small community she has dedicated over 40 years of her life to the inventory and preservation of the artifacts of the past, as symbols of living heritage for a community. Thanks to her personal investment, her pedagogic talent, her professional skills, convincing power and contagious enthusiasm she created for several generations a different attitude and behaviour towards local history and heritage preservation. She is an extraordinary example for those modest, dedicated people all over Europe who without many resources succeed in raising awareness on the importance of the preservation of the past for the benefit of the future."
Corund - Artisan Marketplace (Harghita County, Romania, 2015) Corund - Artizanat la drumul mare (jud. Harghita, Romania, 2015) Korond - Útmenti népművészet (Hargita megye, Románia, 2015) Traditional Szekler dance music from Corund area (Târnava Valley): Muzică tradițională de dans secuiască din zona Corund (Valea Târnavelor): Maros-Küküllőmenti népzene - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeQDLRZcWxg Corund is one of the best known places of Transylvania (Romania), it is the centre of folk-pottery. Producing pottery items has been part of the village's life for a long time; it has been transmitted from father to son. Korond is one of those rare villages where producing pottery is still present as well as processing touchwood. Traditional Transylvanian folk-art offer: - Traditional handmade...
Enable English subtitle ! - Activați subtitrarea în românește! The video presents a series of specific rural landscapes of the villages Bilbor, Corbu, Tulgheş located on the river Bistricioara, also of Călimănel area, suburban village of Toplita city, located on the Mures Valley. The images are accompanied by brief explanations of localities. All photos are made by me. Videoclipul prezintă o serie de peisaje cu specific rural din zona comunelor Bilbor, Corbu, Tulgheș, situate pe valea Râului Bistricioara, precum și din zona Călimănel, sat suburban din municipiul Toplița, situat pe Valea Mureșului. Imaginile sunt însoțite de scurte explicații referitoare la localitățile respective. Toate fotografiile sunt făcute de mine.
Plimbare cu sania trasă de "doi cai frumoşi", cu pedigree, rasa lipiţan. Caii sunt bine dresaţi, foarte energici şi folosiţi doar pentru concursuri şi agrement. Plimbarea a avut loc la sfârşitul lunii decembrie 2012 pe uliţele şi pe câmpurile din zona comunei Cârţa (Csíkkarcfalva - în ungureşte), judeţul Harghita. Sleigh is pulled by two beatiful Lipizzaner horses, with pedigree, well trained and used only for competitions and entertainment. The ride took place in late December 2012 on the streets and fields of the village Cârta (Csíkkarcfalva - in Hungarian), Harghita County, Romania.
The chalet "Forest School" from Potiond village (Harghita County, Romania) offers accommodation, meals, sports, hiking on foot or by wagon / sleigh, educational activities and fun. Fenyővize (Fir's Water) Nature Trail begins right at the Forest School chalet. The route, with a length of 800m, is stretching along the Fenyővize brook and has 11 stations: Chalet Forest School, Wildlife of the stream, Ruderal vegetation along roadside, Butterbur forest - Listen to nature, Birds and reptiles, Beech-woods, Mountain hay meadows, Hemp-retting ponds, Willow woodland, Cultural landscape, Insects, Tall plants at the streamside Casa ”Şcoala Pădurii” se află la capătul satului Potiond, la 27 km de Miercurea Ciuc, la poalele Munţilor Ciucului. Asigură cazarea pentru 20-28 persoane în camere cu 2-6 locu...
Joseni Pas Bucin Sovata DN13B, DN13A, DN13D Harghita County and Mures County Romania
Ciceu-Izvoru Muresului-Joseni ( E578 DN13B ) Harghita County
Joseni - Pas Bucin - Sovata Carpathian Mountains DN13B - DN13A - DN13D România Harghita County & Mureş County I created this video with the YouTube Video Editor (http://www.youtube.com/editor)
RO & EN: Un film pe drumuri județene neasfaltate din zona Harghita, DJ131A de la Băile Homorod la Mărtiniș și apoi la Sânpaul, fără nimic spectaculos, doar cu peisaje rurale * duminică, 23 februarie 2014 A film taken on local unpaved roads in Harghita area, DJ131A from Băile Homorod to Mărtiniș and then to Sânpaul, in Harghita county, Romania, with no spectacular views, just rural landscapes * Sunday, February 23rd 2014 Traseul aproximativ / approximated route: http://goo.gl/maps/WsZCW Camera: VicoVation Vico-WF1 (fw 1.51)
Az Európai Régizene Napja alkalmából elhangzott koncert. CODEX Együttes - Erdélyi főúri zene Mikó-vár, északnyugati bástyaterem (Csíkszereda, Vár tér 2. sz.) 2016. március 18., péntek, 18 óra 1. Magyar táncok a Kájoni-kódexből (XVII. század) 2. Nyugat-európai művek a Kájoni-kódexből 3. Harc ember élete – Mit bízik ez világ – Ez világot Ádám hogy elveszté – Halljátok meg panaszimot (Bocskor János Énekeskönyve, Csíkszentlélek, 1719–1736) 4. Isten hozzád rudimenta (Bocskor János Énekeskönyve, Csíkszentlélek, 1719–1736) 5. XVII. századi oláh táncok – Nici n-am furat (Bocskor János Énekeskönyve, Csíkszentlélek, 1719–1736) 6. Cigány dalok a Kájoni-kódexből és a Bocskor János Énekeskönyvéből 7. Allemande (Brassói kézirat, XVII. század); Széllyel tündökleni (Balassi Bálint-Cantionale Catholicu...
Un film pe DN12C, de la Lacu Rosu la Gheorgheni, judetul Harghita, iarna, pe zapada * 13 decembrie 2012 A video on national road DN12C, from Lacu Rosu to Gheorgheni, in Harghita county, Romania, in winter, on snow * December 13th 2012 Traseul / the route: https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Lacu+Ro%C8%99u,+Harghita,+Rom%C3%A2nia&daddr;=Gheorgheni,+Harghita,+Rom%C3%A2nia&hl;=ro&ie;=UTF8&sll;=46.746448,25.725517&sspn;=0.216198,0.506401&geocode;=FWUEygIdf52JASmrOxj7A5ZKRzGYcbVPMbkAzQ%3BFbvoyAIdd2eGASlPqW-EYetKRzF6vxElpdwchg&oq;=Gheorghe&mra;=ls&t;=m&z;=13 Camera: Samsung Galaxy S1 Plus
Un film pe drumul judetean DJ138, de la Gheorgheni prin Zetea catre Odorheiul Secuiesc, in judetul Harghita, iarna, pe zapada, cu o vreme superba * 13 decembrie 2012 A video on the regional road DJ138, from Gheorgheni through Zetea towards Odorheiul Secuiesc, in Harghita county, Romania, in winter, on snow, and with a superb weather * December 13th 2012 Traseul / the route: https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Gheorgheni,+Harghita,+Rom%C3%A2nia&daddr;=Br%C4%83de%C8%99ti,+Harghita,+Rom%C3%A2nia&hl;=ro&ie;=UTF8≪=46.526745,25.503387&spn;=0.434155,1.012802&sll;=46.415139,25.845337&sspn;=1.740169,4.051208&geocode;=FbvoyAIdd2eGASlPqW-EYetKRzF6vxElpdwchg%3BFSkcwwIdequCASldIFFYaRhLRzEBVTItnjKcrQ&oq;=bradesti&mra;=ls&t;=m&z;=11 Camera: Samsung Galaxy S1 Plus