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Commune in Harghita, Romania
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Dârjiu is a commune of 850 people (2021) in Harghita County. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania. Over 90% of the residents were ethnically Hungarian in 2021.
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Biserica fortificată
This 14th-century fortified Unitarian Church was built by the Székely Hungarian community. Now it is a UNESCO world heritage site. The murals of the church show the legend of Ladislaus I of Hungary. When the Cumans broke into Kingdom of Hungary, Ladislaus, still a Duke, along with his cousin (King Salamon (Solomon) I) rode against them and freed from a Cuman a girl believed to be daughter of an aristocrat.
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