Valea Crișului

For the village in Bihor County, see Bratca.

Valea Crişului Sepsikőröspatak
Commune
Skyline of Valea Crişului
Location of Valea Crişului Location of Valea Crişului
Coordinates:
Country	Romania
County	Covasna County
Status	Commune
Government
• Mayor	Silviu Ioachim (Democratic Liberal Party)
Population (2011)
• Total	2,185
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Valea Crişului (Hungarian: Sepsikőröspatak [ˈʃɛpʃikørøʃpɒtɒk]) is a commune in Covasna County, Romania composed of two villages:

• Calnic / Kálnok
• Valea Crişului / Sepsikőröspatak

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. In 2004; the village of Arcuș split away from Valea Crişului to form an independent commune.

Demographics

The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 Census it has a population of 2,185 of which 98.44% or 2,151 are Hungarian.

Points of interest

There is a historic Roman Catholic church at Valea Crişului. In its semicircular apse dating from the era of the Arpad dynasty, there are fragments of medieval frescoes considered to be of the 14th century. Its smaller bell was made in Brasov in 1512. The patronal feast of the church is on Trinity Sunday.

The ancestral castle of the family of Count Kálnoky. The ancient Renaissance castle, built at the cusp of the 17th century, has been renovated several times.

There are man-made caves in the rocky slopes of the Fenyős peak, which in winter serve as a refuge for insects and moths. The longest among them is the Ploti cave (14 m).

People

• Kőröspataki Kálnoky family

Calnic

File:Kalnoki unitarius templom.jpg

The 18th-century bell tower at Calnic

The neighboring village of Calnic (3 km) belongs administratively to Valea Crişului.

The masterpiece of wood carving is the 18th-century bell tower at Calnic, covered by two wooden. The Unitarian church next to it dates from 1781. Not a single iron nail was used in its construction. Both structures are listed monuments.

The Unitarian church at Calnic, dating to 1674, is a historic monument. Its floral-patterned coffered ceiling dates from the same century. Its two carved portals are the work of folk artists Dénes Nemes and András Bálint.

Gallery

Valea Crişului

• Kalnoki reformatus templom.JPG

  Fortified church of Calnic

• Falukapu.JPG

  Village gate

• Nyari panorama.JPG

  Panorama

• Evangelistak fresko.JPG

  Roman Catholic church, Mural

• Evangelista 1.JPG

  Apostle Matthew

• Evangelista 4.JPG
• Kálnoky Ludmilla iskola.jpg

  Kálnoky Ludmilla school

• Kapolna.JPG

  Chapel ruin

• Korospataki kapolna.JPG

  Chapel ruin

• Korospataki reformatus templom.JPG

  Reformed church

• Unitarius templom korospatak.JPG

  Unitarian church

Calnic

• Kalnoki unitarius templom.jpg

  Unitarian Church and wooden belfries, 18th century

• Kalnoki reformatus templom.JPG

  Reformarted church, 15th century

• Kalnoki reformatus fatorony.JPG

  Reformed church' wooden belfrie, 18th century

• Kalnoki unitarius templom kapu.JPG

  Unitarian church gate

• Kalnoki kazetak.JPG

  Unitarian church, flower pattern, 17th century

• Kalnoki Bedo Albert szobra.JPG

  Bedő Albert statue

External links

• Valea Crişului (Sepsiköröspatak), PowerPoint Presentation
• Valea Crişului (Sepsiköröspatak), Pictures
• Churches in Valea Crişului (Sepsiköröspatak)
• Calnic (Kálnok), PowerPoint Presentation
• Calnic (Kálnok), Pictures

For the village in Bihor County, see Bratca.