page_title: Székely Land
section_title: Tourist attractions
hierarchical_section_title: Székely Land / Tourist attractions
caption_attribution_description: English: Covasna County, Aita Mare, The unitarian church Magyar: Háromszék, Nagyajta, Unitárius vártemplom Română: Jud. Covasna, Aita Mare, Biserica unitariană
context_page_description: The Székely Land or Szeklerland is a historic and ethnographic area in Romania, inhabited mainly by Székelys. Its cultural centre is the city of Târgu Mureș, the largest settlement in the region.
  Székelys, a subgroup of Hungarians, live in the valleys and hills of the Eastern Carpathian Mountains, corresponding to the present-day Harghita, Covasna, and parts of Mureș counties in Romania.
  Originally, the name Székely Land denoted the territories of a number of autonomous Székely seats within Transylvania. The self-governing Szekler seats had their own administrative system, and existed as legal entities from medieval times until the 1870s. The privileges of the Székely and Saxon seats were abolished and seats were replaced with counties in 1876.
  Along with Transylvania and eastern parts of Hungary proper, Székely Land became a part of Romania in 1920, in accordance with the Treaty of Trianon. In August 1940, as a consequence of the Second Vienna Award, the northern territories of Transylvania, including Székely Land, were ceded to Hungary, under Third Reich auspices.
context_section_description: Székely fortified churches - more than 20 Székely villages count fortified churches
  Baroque church at Şumuleu Ciuc (Csíksomlyó), a major Roman Catholic pilgrimage site
  Rural tourism
  Hiking in the Carpathians
  Mofette, spas
  Mineral springs, thermal baths
  Salt mines (treatment against allergy and asthma)
  Traditional Székely handicrafts (pottery, wood carving)
  Mikó Castle
  Kálnoky Castle
  Teleki Library
  Székely National Museum (Muzeul Național Secuiesc/Székely Nemzeti Múzeum), Sfântu Gheorghe/Sepsiszentgyörgy
  Szekler Museum of Ciuc (Muzeul Secuiesc al Ciucului/Csíki Székely Múzeum), Miercurea-Ciuc/Csíkszereda
caption: Fortified church of Aita Mare
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