Lunca de Jos
commune in Harghita County, Romania
Lunca de Jos (Hungarian: Gyimesközéplok, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɟimɛʃkøzeːplok], colloquially Középlok) is a commune in Harghita County, Transylvania, Romania. It lies in the ethno-cultural region Székely Land. The commune is composed of nine villages: Barațcoș (Barackospatak), Lunca de Jos, Puntea Lupului (Farkaspalló), Poiana Fagului (Bükkhavaspataka), Valea Boroș (Borospataka), Valea Capelei (Kápolnáspataka), Valea Întunecoasă (Sötétpataka), Valea lui Antaloc (Antalokpataka), and Valea Rece (Hidegség).
Geography
Lunca de Jos is situated at the foot of the Ciuc Mountains, at an altitude of 930 m (3,050 ft), on the banks of the river Dămuc and the river Valea Rece and its right tributary, the Iavardi. It is located in the eastern part of Harghita County, 37 km (23 mi) northeast of the county seat, Miercurea Ciuc, on the border with Bacău and Neamț counties.
The commune is crossed by the national road DN12A, which connects Miercurea Ciuc with Onești, Bacău County, crossing the Eastern Carpathians through the nearby Ghimeș-Palanca Pass. The Lunca de Mijloc train station serves the CFR railway line 501, which runs parallel with the road and connects Siculeni to Adjud, Vrancea County.
History
The village was historically part of the Székely Land region of Transylvania province. The first reports of settlers in the area was from 1721. It became independent from Gyimesbükk in 1795.
The public source identifies “Lunca de Jos” as commune in Harghita County, Romania. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Lunca, commune and Harghita.
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