Dârjiu
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.
Understand
[edit]The commune is composed of two villages, Dârjiu (Székelyderzs) and Mujna (Székelymuzsna), both of which are on the route of the Via Transilvanica long-distance trail.
They are part of the "heartland of Unitarianism" in Romania.
Get in
[edit]Get around
[edit]See
[edit]
- 1 The fortified church (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.
- Further murals in the region are to be found at Unitarian churches in Mugeni, Crăciunel (Karácsonyfalva; part of Ocland commune), and smaller ones in Rugănești (Rugonfalva; part of Șimonești commune) and Cristuru Secuiesc (Székelykeresztúr). The most significant murals in Saxon churches are those of Mălâncrav (Hungarian: Szászszentlászló; part of Laslea commune).