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Boroșneu Mare

commune in Covasna County, Romania

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 16, 2026
Entity authorityQ2911326 ↗
Source-derived summary

Boroșneu Mare (Romanian: Boroșneu Mare; Hungarian: Nagyborosnyó) is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania composed of six villages: Boroșneu Mare, Boroșneu Mic (Kisborosnyó), Dobolii de Sus (Feldoboly), Leț (Lécfalva), Țufalău (Cófalva), and Valea Mică (Kispatak).

Demographics

The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 census, it had a population of 3,074, of whom 95.48% or 2,935 were Hungarian. Ar the 2021 census, Boroșneu Mare had a population of 3,186; of those, 89.96% were Hungarians, 4.05% Roma, and 2.45% Romanians.

Leț

Leț village, which lies on the Dalnic River, had 650 people in 2002, of whom 557 were Székely. It was settled during the Stone Age. Evidence of multicoloured painting has been found which exhibits strong Bulgarian traits. The village was first mentioned in a document of 1333, when it was destroyed by the Mongols. It is the site of the Diet of Lécfalva (25 October 1600), notable for being the first time the word "Unitarian" was used. In 1960, the local manor was demolished.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Boroșneu Mare” as commune in Covasna County, Romania. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA valuable geographic starting point for tracing changing names, boundaries, uses and administrative responsibility. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2002, 2021, 1333, 1600—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. The account is most persuasive where Boroșneu, Mare and commune can be independently traced.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as commune in Covasna County, Romania. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 16, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2911326. Authority coordinates are 45.817, 26.000. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2002, 2021, 1333 and 1600.

Critical limits

Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.

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  • Historic place names
  • Jurisdictional context
  • Routes into maps and plans
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Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Boroșneu Mare”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Boroșneu Mare primary sources, Boroșneu Mare archive and Boroșneu research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Boroșneu Mare”?
  2. What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
  3. Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
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This entry incorporates text from “Boroșneu Mare” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.