Valea Mare
Commune
Location in Covasna County
Location in Covasna County
Valea Mare is located in Romania
Valea Mare
Valea Mare
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°46′N 26°1′E / 45.767°N 26.017°E / 45.767; 26.017
CountryRomania
CountyCovasna
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Bogdan-Ștefan Marin[1] (USR PLUS)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
1,066
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.CV

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. The commune is located 21 km southeast from Sfântu Gheorghe, in the valley of the stream Valea Mare (Nagypatak). Its Orthodox church was built in 1793.[3]

The Valea Mare monastery was built in 1998 on the initiative of Gheorghe Avram as a monastery situated in the center of Romania.[4]

Demographics

The commune has absolute ethnic Romanian majority. According to the 2002 Census it has a population of 1,177 of which 97.45% or 1147 are Romanians. Other minorities are Roma and Hungarians, respectively 1.44% and 1.10% of the population.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. ↑ WALTERS Invest – Covasna – Valea Mare
  4. ↑ Manastirea Valea Mare | Manastirea Valea Mare
  5. ↑ Structura Etno-demografică a României
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