| Name | Covasna |
| Alt names | Kovászna | source: Wikipedia | | Kowasna | source: Wikipedia |
| Type | City |
| Coordinates | 45.667°N 26.167°E |
| Located in | Covasna, Romania |
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Covasna is a town in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania, at an altitude of 550–600 m. It is known for its natural mineral waters and mofettas.
The town administers one village, Chiuruș. The village has a population of 451 and has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority.
Before Orbaiszék merged with Sepsiszék and Kézdiszék to create Háromszék County, in 1876, Covasna was the capital village of Orbaiszék.
History
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- 1548 - First mentioned as Kowazna
- 1567 - Mentioned in a document, as a prestigious locality, having 61 registered homes
- 1756 - Gets destroyed by conflagration
- 1840 - Gets the right to hold its own market
- 1880 - Covasna has flourished as a health resort since the 1880s
- 1837, 1856, 1885 - The ( in Romanian: Balta Dracului; in English: Devil's Lake) mud-volcano erupts
- 1889-91 - the Covasna–Comandău narrow-gauge railway is built
- 1952 - Covasna became a town
- 1970's - Several hotels and cure centers were built in Covasna.
- 1996 - Forest fire in the Fairie's Valley
- 2000's - Covasna is a nationally important spa town in Romania, having an important cardiovascular hospital
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