Valea Mare (Hungarian: Nagypatak) is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania Romania. It is composed of a single village, Valea Mare, which was part of Barcani Commune before being split off in 1999.
Valea Mare | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Covasna County | |
  Valea Mare Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 45°46′N 26°1′E / 45.767°N 26.017°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Covasna |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Bogdan-Ștefan Marin[1] (USR PLUS) |
Area | 105.00 km2 (40.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 570 m (1,870 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 1,066 |
| • Density | 10/km2 (26/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 527170 |
| Area code | (+40) 02 67 |
| Vehicle reg. | CV |
| Website | valeamare |
Geography
editThe commune is located in the southern part of Covasna County, 23 km (14 mi) southwest of the town of Covasna and 21 km (13 mi) southeast of the county seat, Sfântu Gheorghe. It is situated at an altitude of 570 m (1,870 ft), in the valley of the stream Valea Mare (Nagypatak).
Valea Mare is crossed by the county road DJ121A, which starts in Întorsura Buzăului, 16 km (10 mi) to the south, and ends in Aita Mare, 53 km (33 mi) to the northwest.
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 433 | — |
| 1941 | 1,020 | +135.6% |
| 1977 | 1,159 | +13.6% |
| 2002 | 1,177 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 1,051 | −10.7% |
| 2021 | 1,066 | +1.4% |
| Source: Census data | ||
The commune has an absolute ethnic Romanian majority. According to the 2002 Census it had a population of 1,177, of which 97.45% were Romanians; other minorities were Roma and Hungarians, respectively 1.44% and 1.10% of the population.[3] At the 2011 census, Valea Mare had a population of 1,051, of which 97.62% were Romanians and 1.24% were Hungarians. At the 2021 census, there were 1,066 inhabitants, of which 92.78% were Romanians and 1.97% Hungarians.[4]
Sights
editIts Orthodox church was built in 1793.[5] The Valea Mare Monastery was built in 1998 on the initiative of Gheorghe Avram as a monastery situated in the center of Romania.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ "Structura etno-demografică a României". www.edrc.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved January 24, 2024.
- ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
- ^ Manolache, Dumitru (April 21, 2019). "Continua "împământenire" a Parohiei Valea Mare". Ziarul Lumina (in Romanian). Retrieved January 24, 2024.
- ^ "Mănăstirea Valea Mare". crestinortodox.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved January 24, 2024.