Turia village area.

1. Turia
Coman Andrei & Bibina Alin
Coordonating teacher: Mihail Daniel Frumuselu
MIEADR IMAPA, Group 8211
University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, Romania
59 Marasti Blvd., District 1, 011464, Bucharest, Romania

2. Introduction
➢ As you know, Turia is a village of the commune with the same name. This village is localized in the west
part of Covasna county, in Tîrgu Secuiesc depression.
➢ At Turia, live about four thousand inhabitants, with a majority of Hungarians nationality. From a
religious point of view, most are Roman Catholic religions, but there is considerable number of
reformed believers.
➢ This area offers a moderate, tonic, stimulating climate.
➢ The air is strongly ozonated, which is a natural factor for cures.
➢ The waters in the area are sulphurous carbogazoase feruginoase calcic hypotomes, being indicated in
the healing of many diseases.

3. Location
Turia is located at an
altitude of 595 m, surrounded
by the Bodoc in the S-V part
and Harghita mountains in
the Nord part and Tîrgu
Secuiesc depression at the
Est, on the county road 113
from Târgu Secuiesc - Bixad.

4. Turi
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Here is an approximativ
location on the romanian
map of Turia village.

5. A Short brief of history
➢ Several historical remains discovered during archaeological excavations attest to being inhabited
since ancient times.
So:
- the two Dacian square dwellings were dated to the Dacian population of the sec. IV-III i.e. n.;
- Ceramic fragments belonging to the Schneckenberg and Wietenberg cultures have also been
discovered.;
- In the Telek area, a settlement from the first Iron Age was found, overlapped in the 11th - 12th
centuries.;
- Bálványos Fortress is a special historic place in the area. It is composed of a square shaped
dungeon, built with stones enclosures dating back to the 13th - 14th centuries.
➢ Historical examples are countless, but the first documentary attestation of the locality dates back to
1307.

6. A Turia historical map

7. Tourists spots
➢ In this zone, you can visit the following tourists spots such as :
Fortress Balvanyos
The Fortified Reformed
Church (16th century)
The sulphurous cave
Apor Castle

8. Rich offer of touristic routes
- CFR Malnaş Băi - Micfalău - the
road of Turia - Burda (1198 m)
- CFR Moacșa – Eresteghin – Moacșa
– vf. Csobot (731 m) – Csihányos
(868 m) – Berzéte (928 m) – poiana
Mikocsa – Mocsár (1100 m)
- DN1 – Dalnic – Kenyérbérc –
Csihányos (868 m)
etc.

9. Other offers of Turia area
1. Health recovery
As I mentioned, Turia is beyond the southern slope of the Bodoc Mountains in the bend of the Carpathians at
an altitude of 840m-950m. Due to the therapeutic qualities of the numerous mineral springs and post volcanic
emeralds, the resort offers guests the conditions of a holiday and the attractive landscape of the surrounding
mountains and excellent possibilities for treatments.
2. Hungarian culinary specialities
Kurtoș KalacsThe famous bread with potatoes

10. Bibliography
➢ https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turia,_Covasna;
➢ http://www.romania-travel-guide.com/uploads/images/IMG-2/8-Sfanta-Ana/700/20804700.jpg;
➢ https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Turia_Castelul_Apor_%281%29.jpg/1280px-
Turia_Castelul_Apor_%281%29.jpg;
➢ https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Turia_Biserica_reformata_%281%29.jpg/800px-
Turia_Biserica_reformata_%281%29.jpg;
➢ https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turia,_Covasna#/media/File:Josephinische_Landaufnahme_pg245.jpg;
➢ https://photos.wikimapia.org/p/00/03/09/46/05_big.jpg;
➢ https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f4/Turia_Cetatea_Balvanyos_%283%29.JPG;
➢ http://www.natcov.ro/index.php?pid=263&newlang=romana;
➢ https://i2.wp.com/helyenvalo.ro/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/csango.jpg?fit=3676%2C2256&ssl=1.