Subcetate

For other uses, see Subcetate (disambiguation). For Sub Cetate village in the same county, see Zetea.

Subcetate
Commune
Coat of arms
Location in Harghita County
Subcetate Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°51′N 25°26′E
Country	Romania
County	Harghita
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Vasile Rusu (PSD)
Area	51.11 km^2 (19.73 sq mi)
Elevation	712 m (2,336 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[1]	1,684
• Density	33/km^2 (85/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	537300
Area code	+40 x66
Vehicle reg.	HR
Website	primariacomuneisubcetate.ro

Subcetate (Hungarian: Gyergyóvárhegy, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɟɛrɟoːvaːrhɛɟ]; German: Burgberg) is a commune in Harghita County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Călnaci (Kalnács), Duda (Dudád), Filpea (Fülpe), and Subcetate.

Geography

The commune is situated at the northeastern edge of Transylvania, at an altitude of 712 m (2,336 ft), in the eastern foothills of the Gurghiu Mountains, and lies on the banks of the Mureș River. Subcetate is located in the northwestern part of the county, on the border with Mureș County. The closest city is Toplița, 15 km (9.3 mi) to the northwest; the county seat, Miercurea Ciuc, is 80 km (50 mi) to the south.

The Subcetate railway station serves the CFR Main Line 400, which connects Brașov to Satu Mare. The commune is crossed by county road DJ153D, which ends 3 km (1.9 mi) to the north in national road DN12 [ro] (part of European route E578) that runs from Chichiș, Covasna County to Toplița.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1850	1,344	—
1920	3,599	+167.8%
1956	2,587	−28.1%
2002	2,105	−18.6%
2011	1,832	−13.0%
2021	1,684	−8.1%
Source: Census data

According to the census in 2002 the commune had a population of 2,105. Ethnic Romanians were the majority, with 1,960 people (93%); although Subcetate historically belongs to the Székely Land, only 100 Hungarians (5%) lived in the village in 2002. 94% of the population followed the Romanian Orthodox faith. At the 2021 census, Subcetate had 1,684 inhabitants; of those, 91.33% were Romanians, 2.97% Hungarians, and 1.54% Roma.[2]

References

1. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
2. "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.

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  Romanian Orthodox church in Subcetate
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  Street in Subcetate