The Székely Land or Szeklerland is a historic and ethnographic area in present-day Romania, inhabited mainly by Székelys, a subgroup of Hungarians. Its cultural centre is the city of Târgu Mureș (Marosvásárhely), the largest settlement in the region.
The Székely flag flown in Kurultáj in 2014
The contemporary building of the Târgu Mureș National Theatre inaugurated in 1973
Teleki-Bolyai Library
Fortified church of Aita Mare
The Székelys, also referred to as Szeklers, are a Hungarian subgroup living mostly in the Székely Land in Romania. In addition to their native villages in Suceava County in Bukovina, a significant population descending from the Székelys of Bukovina currently lives in Tolna and Baranya counties in Hungary and certain districts of Vojvodina, Serbia.
Székely pottery (stove tile)
Demonstration for the Autonomy of Székely Land – 2013, Budapest
Turul statue with a Székely flag near at the peak of the Madarasi-Hargita (Harghita-Mădăraș), the holy mountain of the Székelys (1801 m) in Transylvania, Romania
Turul statue with a Székely flag near at the peak of the Madarasi-Hargita (Harghita-Mădăraș), the holy mountain of the Székelys (1801 m) in Transylvania, Romania