Székelys

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The Székelys (pronounced [ˈseːkɛj], Székely runes: 𐳥𐳋𐳓𐳉𐳗‎), also referred to as Szeklers, are a Hungarian subgroup living mostly in the Székely Land in Romania. Of the Székelys of Bukovina, some are still living in their native villages in Suceava County in Bukovina, but a significant number of their descendants are currently living in Tolna and Baranya counties in Hungary and certain districts of Vojvodina in Serbia. In the Middle Ages, the Székelys played a role in the defense of the Kingdom of Hungary against the Ottomans in their posture as guards of the eastern border. With the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, Transylvania (including the Székely Land) became part of Romania, and the Székely population was a target of Romanianization efforts. In 1952, during the communist rule of Romania, the former counties with the highest concentration of Székely population – Mureș, Odorhei, Ciuc, and Trei Scaune – were legally designated as the Magyar Autonomous Region. It was superseded in 1960 by the...

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