Avrămești
commune in Harghita County, Romania
Avrămești (Hungarian: Szentábrahám, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈsɛntɒbrɒhaːm], meaning "St. Abraham") is a commune in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania. The commune is composed of eight villages: Andreeni (Magyarandrásfalva), Avrămești, Cechești (Csekefalva), Firtănuș (Firtosmartonos), Goagiu (Gagy), Medișoru Mic (Kismedesér), Laz-Firtănuș (Firtosmartonosi Láz), and Laz-Șoimuș (Solymosi 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. In the aftermath of World War I, the Union of Transylvania with Romania was declared in December 1918. At the start of the Hungarian–Romanian War of 1918–1919, the town passed under Romanian administration. After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of the Kingdom of Romania. During the interwar period, the town fell within plasa Cristur in Odorhei County. In 1940, the Second Vienna Award granted Northern Transylvania to Hungary and the locality was held by Hungary until 1944.
“Avrămești” enters the record as commune in Harghita County, Romania. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Avrămești, commune and Harghita can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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