Hungarian minority in Romania
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The Hungarian Minority in Romania is mostly situated in the center and western part of Romania (Ardeal, Banat, Crisana and Maramures regions, of the former Transylvania principality).
The Hungarian population in Romania makes up approximately 20 percent of the population of Transylvania and 6.6 percent of the total population, or 1,431,807 citizens, and is the largest minority in Romania and one of the largest minorities in Europe.
The Szeklers form a majority in the counties of Harghita and Covasna; they were organised in a Szekely land during the Austro-Hungary empire, that also comprised parts of present-day Mureş county, including Tārgu Mureş).
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History
- 1918 Transylvania united with the Kingdom of Romania
- 1989 The Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania was founded
- 1995 A basic treaty on the relations between Hungary and Romania was signed - in the treaty Hungary renounces claims to Romania territory and Romania promises to respect the rights of ethnic Hungarians citizens
Politics
The Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (DAHR) is 1 of 56 organizations in the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization. The aim of DAHR is to achieve local government, cultural and territorial autonomy and the right to self-determination. The Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania is a member of the European Democrat Union (EDU) and an associated member of the European People's Party (EPP). DAHR's first two ministers were elected in the 1996 Romanian parliamentary elections.
The ethnic party Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania holds as of 2004 10 seats in the Senate (6.23%) and 22 seats in the Chamber of Deputies of Romania (6.17%) and has been since 1996 part of the ruling coalition in Romania.
(to be written about autonomy of the Szekely land movement)
Population
Nation-wide
By county
Hungarians form the majority of population in two counties of South-Eastern Transylvania: Harghita and Covasna.
| County | Hungarians | Percentage of the population |
|---|---|---|
| Harghita | 275,841 | 84.61% |
| Covasna | 164,055 | 73.81% |
| Mureş | 227,673 | 39.26% |
| Satu Mare | 129,998 | 35.22% |
| Bihor | 155,554 | 25.92% |
| Sălaj | 57,318 | 23.07% |
| Cluj | 122,131 | 17.37% |
| Arad | 49,399 | 10.70% |
| Maramureş | 46,250 | 9.06% |
| Braşov | 51,470 | 8.75% |
| Timiş | 51,421 | 7.59% |
| Bistriţa-Năsăud | 18,394 | 5.89% |
| Alba | 20,682 | 5.40% |
| Hunedoara | 25,321 | 5.20% |
| Sibiu | 15,478 | 3.67% |
| Caraş-Severin | 5,859 | 1.76% |
| Bacău | 4,528 | 0.64% |
| Bucharest | 5,834 | 0.31% |
Each of the other counties of Romania has a Hungarian population of less than 1,000 people.
Culture
(to be written)
