Vârghiș
commune in Covasna County, Romania
Vârghiș (Hungarian: Vargyas, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈvɒrɟɒʃ]) is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Vârghiș.
History
The village formed part of the Székely Land region of the historical Transylvania province. Until 1918, it belonged to the Háromszék County of the Kingdom of Hungary. In the immediate aftermath of World War I, following the declaration of the Union of Transylvania with Romania, the area passed under Romanian administration during the Hungarian–Romanian War of 1918–1919. By the terms of the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of the Kingdom of Romania.
In 1925, the commune fell in Plasa Baraolt of Trei Scaune County. In August 1940, under the auspices of Nazi Germany, which imposed the Second Vienna Award, Hungary retook the territory of Northern Transylvania (which included Vârghiș) from Romania. Towards the end of World War II, however, the commune was taken back from Hungarian and German troops by Romanian and Soviet forces in September 1944.
In 1950, after Communist Romania was established, Vârghiș became part of the Sfântu Gheorghe Raion of Stalin Region.
“Vârghiș” enters the record as commune in Covasna County, Romania. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Vârghiș, commune and Covasna can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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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 Jan 14, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q74698. Authority coordinates are 46.133, 25.533. 3 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1918, 1919, 1920 and 1925.
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