Guidebook for Șiclod

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Guidebook for Șiclod

Entertainment & Activities

Sovata (12 km from Siklód) is part of the Székely Land region of the historical Transylvania province. Due to its salty lakes and warm water it became an increasingly popular health resort during the end of the 19th and the 20th century. SPA: The geological events in 1875 gave birth to the Bear Lake, which is unique in Europe, its water being helio-thermal and salty, with well-known therapeutic effects (for chronic gynecological symptoms, severe rheumatic pains, peripheral nervous system and post-accidental motor diseases). There are four more salty lakes: Nut Lake, Black Lake, Red Lake and Green Lake. In the interwar period, Sovata became one of the most fashionable spas in the country, visited several times even by the Romanian Royal Family.
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Sovata
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Sovata (12 km from Siklód) is part of the Székely Land region of the historical Transylvania province. Due to its salty lakes and warm water it became an increasingly popular health resort during the end of the 19th and the 20th century. SPA: The geological events in 1875 gave birth to the Bear Lake, which is unique in Europe, its water being helio-thermal and salty, with well-known therapeutic effects (for chronic gynecological symptoms, severe rheumatic pains, peripheral nervous system and post-accidental motor diseases). There are four more salty lakes: Nut Lake, Black Lake, Red Lake and Green Lake. In the interwar period, Sovata became one of the most fashionable spas in the country, visited several times even by the Romanian Royal Family.
Situated at 10 km away (as the crow flies) from Siklód resort in the Harghita District, Praid Saline is one of the biggest salt mines from the country and even Europe. Its exploitation has been standing for income source for the inhabitants of the area for hundreds of years. Having an elliptical shape, the deposit has the diameter of 1, 2-1, 4 km and the depth of 2.700 meters. Its deposits are almost 500 years old, the saline itself represents a true treasure for the economy of Transylvania. Subterranean holes of great dimensions can be spotted, because of the massive salt exploitations. This way, a saline microclimate has slowly individualized itself, where the temperatures are relatively constant, between 14-16 degrees Celsius, the humidity is low (66-70%) and the pressure is stronger than the pressure of the surface (735-738 mm Hg). The first level which is dedicated to the tourists is 1300 m long. Tourists have everything they need in here: treatment places, coffee shops, billiards, libraries, entertaining places and even a place where people can pray. The chapel from the saline was built in 1993. Since then, on every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, religious ceremonies have been holding for Orthodox believers, Catholics and Protestants. There is also a museum, a library and even a wine gallery, where different kinds of drinks can be degusted. SPA: There is a swimming place with salted water in Praid and hot salted baths are organized in water tubs which are placed near the swimming place. The water is warmed in big boilers and it is very efficient in the rheumatism treatment. The salted and iodated water has a calming, physically and mentally relaxing effect. The salted baths is really effective on the human organism. Their effects are calming, physically and mentally relaxing, anti inflammatory, vaso-dilator, skin and mucous membrane sterilizing, cicatrizing. The duration of the baths ranges from 10 minutes per day to 30 minutes. The temperature of the salted water is 36 degrees Celsius. A treatment in the water tub consists of 10-14 non-stop warm baths. The salted baths are at visitors’ disposal from the 1st June till the 15th September.
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Praid
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Situated at 10 km away (as the crow flies) from Siklód resort in the Harghita District, Praid Saline is one of the biggest salt mines from the country and even Europe. Its exploitation has been standing for income source for the inhabitants of the area for hundreds of years. Having an elliptical shape, the deposit has the diameter of 1, 2-1, 4 km and the depth of 2.700 meters. Its deposits are almost 500 years old, the saline itself represents a true treasure for the economy of Transylvania. Subterranean holes of great dimensions can be spotted, because of the massive salt exploitations. This way, a saline microclimate has slowly individualized itself, where the temperatures are relatively constant, between 14-16 degrees Celsius, the humidity is low (66-70%) and the pressure is stronger than the pressure of the surface (735-738 mm Hg). The first level which is dedicated to the tourists is 1300 m long. Tourists have everything they need in here: treatment places, coffee shops, billiards, libraries, entertaining places and even a place where people can pray. The chapel from the saline was built in 1993. Since then, on every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, religious ceremonies have been holding for Orthodox believers, Catholics and Protestants. There is also a museum, a library and even a wine gallery, where different kinds of drinks can be degusted. SPA: There is a swimming place with salted water in Praid and hot salted baths are organized in water tubs which are placed near the swimming place. The water is warmed in big boilers and it is very efficient in the rheumatism treatment. The salted and iodated water has a calming, physically and mentally relaxing effect. The salted baths is really effective on the human organism. Their effects are calming, physically and mentally relaxing, anti inflammatory, vaso-dilator, skin and mucous membrane sterilizing, cicatrizing. The duration of the baths ranges from 10 minutes per day to 30 minutes. The temperature of the salted water is 36 degrees Celsius. A treatment in the water tub consists of 10-14 non-stop warm baths. The salted baths are at visitors’ disposal from the 1st June till the 15th September.

Shopping

Who visits the Sekler Land cannot by-pass Corund; the faraway known ceramics of Corund are handmade tiles of the so-called “mud-forgers”, potters. Except from that, natural rarities, problem-chaser and thirst-quencher mineralwater-springs make the wayfarer stop.
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Corund
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Who visits the Sekler Land cannot by-pass Corund; the faraway known ceramics of Corund are handmade tiles of the so-called “mud-forgers”, potters. Except from that, natural rarities, problem-chaser and thirst-quencher mineralwater-springs make the wayfarer stop.

Arts & Culture

Kőrispatak’s Straw Hat Museum Szőcs Lajos from Kőrispatak, made the first straw hat museum in the country. The straw hat museum is in a renewed peasant house. In the first room you can see different types of straw hats from the country, in the middle room are different straw ornaments, and in the last room you can see the process of straw hat making, from the harvest, to the straw hat wearing. Also here you can see and try the country’s biggest straw hat. The hats diagonal is 2 meter, and it weights 2, 65 kg. In the museums yard you can admire the amazing rock collection. There are over 600 nature made rocks with different interesting shapes. The shapes of the rocks remind you of a duck, a pigeon or a hat. The museum can be visited every day. The entrance is free.
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Kőrispatak’s Straw Hat Museum Szőcs Lajos from Kőrispatak, made the first straw hat museum in the country. The straw hat museum is in a renewed peasant house. In the first room you can see different types of straw hats from the country, in the middle room are different straw ornaments, and in the last room you can see the process of straw hat making, from the harvest, to the straw hat wearing. Also here you can see and try the country’s biggest straw hat. The hats diagonal is 2 meter, and it weights 2, 65 kg. In the museums yard you can admire the amazing rock collection. There are over 600 nature made rocks with different interesting shapes. The shapes of the rocks remind you of a duck, a pigeon or a hat. The museum can be visited every day. The entrance is free.
Énlaka (Inlaceni in Romanian) administratively belongs to Etéd. Starting 1996 becomes part of Cultural World Heritage. Situated 18 km north-east from Székelykeresztúr, lays at the western leg of Firtos-tető. It is located 28 km from Székelyudvarhely. Organizationally belongs to Etéd, situated 5 km from the village. (It is the smallest of the five settlements.) The highest point of the land is Vészdomb (669 m), a hill close to the main road, while the lowest point is Rétkapu (621 m), and the small 620 m high prominence next to the mill. The oldest form of denomination was Jandlaka, having its origin in a personal name. The Romanian form has its roots in this name as well. Our day’s village was probably built on a roman settlement from 1-111 B. C., its original ancient cultic place being the base for the Unitarian church standing even today. The settlement surrounds the hill on which the church is placed like a ring. There was an important border fortification built in the time of the Romans, the so called Várkert (Fortress Yard). South-west from this place was a roman settlement identified as Ptaetoria Augusta. According to the tradition, the place was named Jenőlaka after Jenő tribe-leader. The original fortress was occupied by the Goths, the Avars and the Dacians, too. In 1910 most of the inhabitants (643 people) were Hungarian. After the Peace Treaty of Trianon, the village was attached to Udvarhely County, Székelykeresztúr Township. In 1992 there were 226 Hungarian residents in the community. The Unitarian church is located in the middle of the village. It was most likely built in the second part of the 13th century, in late Gothic style. It served as Parish Center, here belonging Firtosváralja, registered as separate village since 1455, and Firtosmartonos, since 1473. In the church you can see an ancient runic inscription discovered by Balázs Orbán(the closest translation is: “One is the God!”). The church was burned down by the Tartars in 1661, and it was rebuilt in 1668, when the inscription is dated from, too. The specific ceiling made from cassettes was constructed in 1668, while the palisade wall dates from 1745. The tower was made between 1830 and 1833, and it was renovated in 1927. In 1976, when a big repair was made on the church, there were found some Roman graves and wall ruins under the floor, together with some altar stones.
Inlăceni
Énlaka (Inlaceni in Romanian) administratively belongs to Etéd. Starting 1996 becomes part of Cultural World Heritage. Situated 18 km north-east from Székelykeresztúr, lays at the western leg of Firtos-tető. It is located 28 km from Székelyudvarhely. Organizationally belongs to Etéd, situated 5 km from the village. (It is the smallest of the five settlements.) The highest point of the land is Vészdomb (669 m), a hill close to the main road, while the lowest point is Rétkapu (621 m), and the small 620 m high prominence next to the mill. The oldest form of denomination was Jandlaka, having its origin in a personal name. The Romanian form has its roots in this name as well. Our day’s village was probably built on a roman settlement from 1-111 B. C., its original ancient cultic place being the base for the Unitarian church standing even today. The settlement surrounds the hill on which the church is placed like a ring. There was an important border fortification built in the time of the Romans, the so called Várkert (Fortress Yard). South-west from this place was a roman settlement identified as Ptaetoria Augusta. According to the tradition, the place was named Jenőlaka after Jenő tribe-leader. The original fortress was occupied by the Goths, the Avars and the Dacians, too. In 1910 most of the inhabitants (643 people) were Hungarian. After the Peace Treaty of Trianon, the village was attached to Udvarhely County, Székelykeresztúr Township. In 1992 there were 226 Hungarian residents in the community. The Unitarian church is located in the middle of the village. It was most likely built in the second part of the 13th century, in late Gothic style. It served as Parish Center, here belonging Firtosváralja, registered as separate village since 1455, and Firtosmartonos, since 1473. In the church you can see an ancient runic inscription discovered by Balázs Orbán(the closest translation is: “One is the God!”). The church was burned down by the Tartars in 1661, and it was rebuilt in 1668, when the inscription is dated from, too. The specific ceiling made from cassettes was constructed in 1668, while the palisade wall dates from 1745. The tower was made between 1830 and 1833, and it was renovated in 1927. In 1976, when a big repair was made on the church, there were found some Roman graves and wall ruins under the floor, together with some altar stones.

Everything Else

Welcome to Bözödúfalu/Bezidu Nou to the village under the water. This is a nice however a very sad place...Place of a tragedy of the late XX. century. The onetime village laid south from Erdoszentgyörgy at the Küsmöd creek. Thanks to the megalomania of a mentally affected dictator (Ceausescu) the buiding of a storage-lake has been started in 1988 and the village has been flooded. 150 houses of 900 inhabitants, 12 km road and 247 ha land has been destroyed by the water. The people had to move to different towns in the area: to Erdoszentgyörgy, to Hármasfalu, to Székelykeresztúr and to Bözöd. The overflooded town - today like a "ghost city" - is entirely under water. Only the tower of the Catholic Church emerges out of the water... Ceasescu succeeded: a Hungarian village has been destroyed with the center of the Sabbatarian religion in Transsylvania. This cache shall be in commemoration of the people once lived in Bözödújfalu. Have a nice trip around the lake.
Bezidu Nou
Welcome to Bözödúfalu/Bezidu Nou to the village under the water. This is a nice however a very sad place...Place of a tragedy of the late XX. century. The onetime village laid south from Erdoszentgyörgy at the Küsmöd creek. Thanks to the megalomania of a mentally affected dictator (Ceausescu) the buiding of a storage-lake has been started in 1988 and the village has been flooded. 150 houses of 900 inhabitants, 12 km road and 247 ha land has been destroyed by the water. The people had to move to different towns in the area: to Erdoszentgyörgy, to Hármasfalu, to Székelykeresztúr and to Bözöd. The overflooded town - today like a "ghost city" - is entirely under water. Only the tower of the Catholic Church emerges out of the water... Ceasescu succeeded: a Hungarian village has been destroyed with the center of the Sabbatarian religion in Transsylvania. This cache shall be in commemoration of the people once lived in Bözödújfalu. Have a nice trip around the lake.

Drinks & Nightlife

Named literally for a 'market' on the Mures River and known as the city of roses, Targu Mures (Marosvásárhely in Hun­garian ~ Neumarkt am Mieresch in German) enjoys the best of both Romanian and Hungarian cultures. Numerous vestiges attest the presence of Neolithic cultures and those of the Bronze and Metal Ages in this area. Archaeological diggings have brought to light Roman relics in the surrounding towns. During medieval times, guilds, made up of groups of craftsmen, played an important role in the evolution of the town. Artisan guilds had their privileges recognized since 1493. In 1620, members of the guilds took part in the building of the town fortress. Two of the most important guilds were the shoemakers and tanners ones. In 1800, the shoemakers' guild had the most members, namely 254. The guild system lasted until 1872. Targu Mures became a modern town in the second half of the 19th century, along with the expansion of the railway line. Today its centrally located Piata Trandafirilor (Roses Square) is lined with modern streetside cafes and restaurants, churches, and monuments. Targu Mures' top attraction is located at the south end of the square: the Culture Palace (Palatul Culturii), a flamboyant early 20th-century city hall with an outstanding stained-glass hall, housing some of main local museums.
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Târgu Mureș
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Named literally for a 'market' on the Mures River and known as the city of roses, Targu Mures (Marosvásárhely in Hun­garian ~ Neumarkt am Mieresch in German) enjoys the best of both Romanian and Hungarian cultures. Numerous vestiges attest the presence of Neolithic cultures and those of the Bronze and Metal Ages in this area. Archaeological diggings have brought to light Roman relics in the surrounding towns. During medieval times, guilds, made up of groups of craftsmen, played an important role in the evolution of the town. Artisan guilds had their privileges recognized since 1493. In 1620, members of the guilds took part in the building of the town fortress. Two of the most important guilds were the shoemakers and tanners ones. In 1800, the shoemakers' guild had the most members, namely 254. The guild system lasted until 1872. Targu Mures became a modern town in the second half of the 19th century, along with the expansion of the railway line. Today its centrally located Piata Trandafirilor (Roses Square) is lined with modern streetside cafes and restaurants, churches, and monuments. Targu Mures' top attraction is located at the south end of the square: the Culture Palace (Palatul Culturii), a flamboyant early 20th-century city hall with an outstanding stained-glass hall, housing some of main local museums.

Parks & Nature

Heart of Jesus Lookout The 'Heart of Jesus' look-out is a work of art in the form of a statue depicting Jesus Christ, located on the outskirts of Farkaslaka (Lupeni) a village in Harghita County, Transylvania. The stainless steel 22-meter-high statue can be found on top of Gordon Hill (some 953 meters above sea level), it is the highest statue in Eastern Europe, representing Jesus Christ. The statue was designed by the sculptor Walter Zawaczky, erected in December 2011. Within the sculpture's body, a central spiral staircase leads to the statue's head, from where you can look out on beautiful landscape vistas. The work has received numerous criticisms, mainly because of it's enormous size and appearance, dividing the opinions of locals and press alike. According to some opponents, the metal sculpture is completely alien to the surrounding landscape and Szeklers* tradition; perhaps in keeping with local materials, stone or wood would have been a more appropriate choice of materials. Some have named the statue 'The Tin of Christ', which is perhaps a more negative evaluation; although many feel the creation emanates a truly religious experience. Many supporters of the statue think it will make for a great tourist attraction, and in time it will be considered a landmark synonymous to the area. *subgroup of the Hungarian people living mostly in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania.
Lupeni
Heart of Jesus Lookout The 'Heart of Jesus' look-out is a work of art in the form of a statue depicting Jesus Christ, located on the outskirts of Farkaslaka (Lupeni) a village in Harghita County, Transylvania. The stainless steel 22-meter-high statue can be found on top of Gordon Hill (some 953 meters above sea level), it is the highest statue in Eastern Europe, representing Jesus Christ. The statue was designed by the sculptor Walter Zawaczky, erected in December 2011. Within the sculpture's body, a central spiral staircase leads to the statue's head, from where you can look out on beautiful landscape vistas. The work has received numerous criticisms, mainly because of it's enormous size and appearance, dividing the opinions of locals and press alike. According to some opponents, the metal sculpture is completely alien to the surrounding landscape and Szeklers* tradition; perhaps in keeping with local materials, stone or wood would have been a more appropriate choice of materials. Some have named the statue 'The Tin of Christ', which is perhaps a more negative evaluation; although many feel the creation emanates a truly religious experience. Many supporters of the statue think it will make for a great tourist attraction, and in time it will be considered a landmark synonymous to the area. *subgroup of the Hungarian people living mostly in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania.

Food Scene

Called ”Szekler-Athens” in the last century, Székelyudvarhely is now the second largest city in the county, the center of the historical Udvarhely region and home to one of the most important intellectual scenes for the Transylvanian Hungarians. This is a little, perfect gem with great coffees, pubs, sparky night life and other entertainment possibilities. The town has 36.234 inhabitants, 96% of whom are of the Hungarian minority. The city lies in the southeastern part of the Transylvanian basin, at the upper reaches of the river Nagy-Küküllő. Udvarhely is surrounded by the volcanic Hargita mountain and its branches which form the Küküllő hilly country, with peaks such as: Szarkakő, Csicser, Nagyoldal, Budvár. Archeological excavations show that area has been continually populated for ages. On both Budvar hill and in the town center there are sites from the late Stone Age, Bronze-, Iron Age, Roman period and the Arpadian era. The name of the city was first mentioned in the annual papal tithes register of 1333 as “Uduorhel“. In the next century it developed as a market town and starting in 1448 appears in all documents as Udvarhely. The introduction of the Székely title is connected to Gábor Bethlen, Prince of Transylvania (1613). The community was exempted from all kinds of taxes and expenses forever by Queen Izabella in 1557. The queen again confirmed these privileges in 1558 and endowed the town with a seal and coat of arms consisting of an armored right hand holding a sharp dagger, with a bear head, a heart and a crown surrounded by four starts and the date 1558. The inscription on the seal was: Sigillum Oppidi Siculicalis Udvarhely.
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Odorheiu Secuiesc
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Called ”Szekler-Athens” in the last century, Székelyudvarhely is now the second largest city in the county, the center of the historical Udvarhely region and home to one of the most important intellectual scenes for the Transylvanian Hungarians. This is a little, perfect gem with great coffees, pubs, sparky night life and other entertainment possibilities. The town has 36.234 inhabitants, 96% of whom are of the Hungarian minority. The city lies in the southeastern part of the Transylvanian basin, at the upper reaches of the river Nagy-Küküllő. Udvarhely is surrounded by the volcanic Hargita mountain and its branches which form the Küküllő hilly country, with peaks such as: Szarkakő, Csicser, Nagyoldal, Budvár. Archeological excavations show that area has been continually populated for ages. On both Budvar hill and in the town center there are sites from the late Stone Age, Bronze-, Iron Age, Roman period and the Arpadian era. The name of the city was first mentioned in the annual papal tithes register of 1333 as “Uduorhel“. In the next century it developed as a market town and starting in 1448 appears in all documents as Udvarhely. The introduction of the Székely title is connected to Gábor Bethlen, Prince of Transylvania (1613). The community was exempted from all kinds of taxes and expenses forever by Queen Izabella in 1557. The queen again confirmed these privileges in 1558 and endowed the town with a seal and coat of arms consisting of an armored right hand holding a sharp dagger, with a bear head, a heart and a crown surrounded by four starts and the date 1558. The inscription on the seal was: Sigillum Oppidi Siculicalis Udvarhely.