Brateș

For the village in Neamț County, see Tarcău.

Brateș Barátos
Commune

Location of Brateș
Coordinates: 45°50′0″N 26°4′0″E / 45.83333°N 26.06667°E / 45.83333; 26.06667Coordinates: 45°50′0″N 26°4′0″E / 45.83333°N 26.06667°E / 45.83333; 26.06667
Country	Romania
County	Covasna County
Status	Commune
Government
• Mayor	Csaba Kerestély (Independent)
Population (2002)
• Total	1,548
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Brateș (Hungarian: Barátos, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈbɒraːtoʃ]) is a commune in Covasna County, Romania composed of three villages:

Brateș
Pachia / Páké
Telechia / Orbaitelek

History

It formed part of the Székely Land region of the historical Transylvania province. Until 1918, the village belonged to the Háromszék County of the Kingdom of Hungary. After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of Romania.

Demographics

The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 1,548, of which 98.97% or 1,532 are Hungarian.

Covasna County, Romania

Cities	Sfântu Gheorghe (county seat) Târgu Secuiesc

Towns	Baraolt Covasna Întorsura Buzăului

Communes	Aita Mare Arcuș Barcani Bățani Belin Bixad Bodoc Boroșneu Mare Brăduț Brateș Brețcu Catalina Cernat Chichiș Comandău Dalnic Dobârlău Estelnic Ghelința Ghidfalău Hăghig Ilieni Lemnia Malnaș Mereni Micfalău Moacșa Ojdula Ozun Poian Reci Sânzieni Sita Buzăului Turia Vâlcele Valea Crișului Valea Mare Vârghiș Zăbala Zagon

References

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