Miercurea Ciuc (România)


Miercurea Ciuc on the map

Miercurea-Ciuc (Hungarian: CsíkszeredaGerman:Szeklerburg) is the county seat of Harghita CountyRomania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania. The town is situated in the Olt River valley.

According to the Romanian census of 2002, there were 42,029 people living in the city. Of this population, 81.75% are ethnic Hungarians, primarily Székely, while 17.3% are ethnic Romanians, 0.62% are ethnic Romas and 0.33% declare other nationalities.

Roman Catholicism is the majority religion of Miercurea-Ciuc, its adherents numbering 74.06% of the total population. Romanian Orthodox (14.99%), Hungarian Reformed (7.41%), and Unitarian (2.05%) adherents represent the most significant other religious groups.


Petőfi Street is the main pedestrian street in the city. It has a young feel thanks to the presence of many students, and houses many restaurants and cafés. Their Székely specialities conjure up images of a small city in Western Europe.


Miercurea-Ciuc is twinned with:

Source: Wikipedia

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