Ghelința

Ghelința Gelence
Commune
Saint Emeric Church
Coat of arms
Location in Covasna County
Ghelința Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°57′N 26°14′E / 45.950°N 26.233°E / 45.950; 26.233
Country	Romania
County	Covasna
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Botond-János Ilyés[1] (UDMR)
Area	110 km2 (40 sq mi)
Elevation	600 m (2,000 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[2]	4,917
• Density	45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	527090
Area code	(+40) 02 67
Vehicle reg.	CV
Website	www.gelence.info

Ghelința (Hungarian: Gelence, [ˈɡɛlɛntsɛ]; German: Gälänz) is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Ghelința and Harale (Haraly).

It formed part of the Székely Land, ethno-cultural region of the historical Transylvania province.

The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. At the 2002 census, it had a population of 4,774, of which 98.49% or 4,702 were Székely Hungarian. At the 2021 census, Ghelința had a population of 4,917; of those, 92.03% were Hungarians and 3.72% Roma.^[3]

The St. Emeric Catholic Church with its 13th century murals is the main tourist attraction of the village.

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  13th century mural
  St. Emeric Church
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  Interior
  St. Emeric Church
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  Ceiling panels
  St. Emeric Church
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  Mural
  St. Emeric Church
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  Harale Catholic Church

• Laslea, Mălâncrav church: early 14th- and 15th-century murals
• Church on the Hill (Sighișoara), 14th-16th century murals
• Dârjiu, church murals from 1419