Bixad, Covasna
Commune in Covasna, Romania
Bixad Sepsibükszád | ||
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Commune | ||
Coat of arms | ||
Location in Covasna County | ||
(2020–2024) | Márton-Csaba Bács[1] (UDMR) | |
Area | 60.59 km2 (23.39 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 663 m (2,175 ft) | |
Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 1,585 | |
• Density | 26/km2 (68/sq mi) | |
Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) | |
Postal code | 527116 | |
Area code | (+40) 02 67 | |
Vehicle reg. | CV | |
Website | bukszad |
Bixad (Hungarian: Sepsibükszád, Hungarian pronunciation: [ʃɛpʃibyksaːd]) is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania. Composed of a single village, Bixad, it was joined to Malnaș in 1968. It once again became an independent commune when it split off in 2004. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania.
Demographics
The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 1,774, of which 97% or 1,721 were Hungarian.
Tourist attractions
- The Mikes Armin School, which was the hunting lodge of the Mikes family and built by Count Ármin Mikes around 1900. Apart from the school, the building hosts a little museum displaying glass from the factory which was operated by the Mikó and later the Mikes family in the village until 1918.
- The so-called Mikes Spas: the Vallato, the Hammas, and the Bükki Spa.
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Covasna County, Romania
- Sfântu Gheorghe (county seat)
- Târgu Secuiesc
- 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