Ghelința
title: "Ghelința" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["communes-in-covasna-county", "localities-in-transylvania"] topic_path: "general/communes-in-covasna-county" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghelința" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox Romanian subdivision"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | commune |
| county | Covasna |
| official_name | Ghelința |
| other_name | Gelence |
| image_shield | Coa_Romania_Town_Gelence.svg |
| image_skyline | Szent Imre templom Gelence.jpg |
| image_caption | Saint Emeric Church |
| image_map | Ghelinta jud Covasna.png |
| map_caption | Location in Covasna County |
| leader_name | Botond-János Ilyés |
| leader_party | UDMR |
| term | 2020–2024 |
| coordinates | |
| elevation | 600 |
| area_total | 110 |
| population_total | auto |
| postal_code | 527090 |
| area_code | (+40) 02 67 |
| website | |
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Ghelința (, ; ) is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Ghelința and Harale (Haraly).
It formed part of the Székely Land, ethno-cultural region of the historical Transylvania province.
Demographics
|source = Census data |1850 |2846 |1920 |3781 |1941 |4152 |1992 |4654 |2002 |4774 |2011 |4815 |2021 |4917 The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. At the 2002 census, it had a population of 4,774, of which 98.49% or 4,702 were Székely Hungarian. At the 2021 census, Ghelința had a population of 4,917; of those, 92.03% were Hungarians and 3.72% Roma.
Tourist attraction
The St. Emeric Catholic Church with its 13th century murals is the main tourist attraction of the village.
Image:Gelence freskó 1.jpg|13th century mural St. Emeric Church Image:Ihopulele 30D 0869 Ghelinta.jpg|Interior St. Emeric Church image:Gelence mennyezetkazetták.jpg|Ceiling panels St. Emeric Church Image:Gelence church inside 4.JPG|Mural St. Emeric Church Image:Haraly római katolikus harangláb.jpg| Harale Catholic Church
References
References
- "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau.
- (31 May 2023). "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021". [[National Institute of Statistics (Romania).
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