Avrămești


Avrămești is a commune in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania.

Component villages

The commune is composed of eight villages:
In RomanianIn Hungarian
AndreeniMagyarandrásfalva
AvrămeștiSzentábrahám
CecheștiCsekefalva
FirtănușFirtosmartonos
GoagiuGagy
Medișoru MicKismedesér
Laz-FirtănușFirtosmartonosi Láz
Laz-ȘoimușSolymosi Láz

History

Before the 1876 administrative reform of Transylvania, the village formed part of the Székely seat of Udvarhelyszék, then becoming, until 1918, a part of Udvarhely County in the Kingdom of Hungary. After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of Romania.

Demographics

At the 2011 census, the commune had a population of 2,465; out of them, 2,105 were Hungarian, 278 were Roma and 17 were Romanian. 65% of the commune population are Unitarian, 17% are Reformed, 6% are Roman Catholic and 1% are Orthodox.