Bățani

Bățani Nagybacon
Commune
Millecentennial monument
Location of Bățani
Coordinates: 46°5′22″N 25°41′29″E / 46.08944°N 25.69139°ECoordinates: 46°5′22″N 25°41′29″E / 46.08944°N 25.69139°E
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)

Bățani (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 Bățanii Mari, is composed of five villages:

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

Demographics

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

History

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

On 26 September 1944, members of the irregular paramilitary Maniu Guard led by Gavril Olteanu massacred thirteen Székely in Aita Seacă (Szárazajta) village.^[1]

References

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