Băţani

Băţani Nagybacon
—  Commune  —
Millecentennial monument
Location of Băţani
Coordinates: 46°5′22″N 25°41′29″E / 46.08944°N 25.69139°E / 46.08944; 25.69139Coordinates: 46°5′22″N 25°41′29″E / 46.08944°N 25.69139°E / 46.08944; 25.69139
Country	Romania
County	Covasna County
Status	Commune
Government
– Mayor	Csaba Bardócz (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Population (2002)
– Total	4,501
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Băţani (Hungarian: Nagybacon,Hungarian pronunciation: [nɒɟbɒtson]) is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania.

Component villages

The commune, with its center at Băţanii Mari, is composed of five villages:

In Romanian	In Hungarian
Aita Seacă	Szárazajta
Băţanii Mari	Nagybacon
Băţanii Mici	Kisbacon
Herculian	Magyarhermány
Ozunca-Băi	Uzonkafürdő

Demographics

The commune has an Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 Census it has a population of 4,501 of which 88.02% or 3,962 are ethnic Hungarian.

History

Memorial of the victims killed by Maniu Guard on 26 September 1944

During second World War, on 26 September 1944, members of the irregular paramilitary Maniu Guard led by Gavril Olteanu massacred 13 Székely in Aita Seacă (Szárazajta) village.^[1]

References

1. ^ The Aita Seacă (Szárazajta) massacre (Hungarian)