Malnaş is a commune in Covasna County

Covasna County

Covasna is a county of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Sfântu Gheorghe.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 222,449 and the population density was 60/km².*Hungarians – 73.79% *Romanians – 23.28%...

, Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

 composed of three villages:

• Malnaş
• Malnaş-Băi / Málnásfürdő
• Valea Zălanului / Zalánpatak

In 2004 Bixad

Bixad, Covasna

Bixad is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania. Composed of a single village, Bixad, it became an independent commune when it split from Malnaş in 2004. The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority...

 and Micfalău

Micfalau

Micfalău is a commune in Covasna County, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Micfalău.- History :It formed part of the Székely Land region of the historical Transylvania province. Until 1918, the village belonged to the Háromszék County of the Kingdom of Hungary...

 split from Malnaş and formed independent communes. Malnaş is in the northern part of Covasna County, in the Baraolt Mountains

Baraolt Mountains

The Baraolt Mountains is a mountain range, entirely in Covasna County of Romania.Geologically the Baraolts are part of the Căliman-Harghita Mountains, of the Inner Eastern Carpathians...

.

Demographics

The commune has an absolute Székely

Székely

The Székelys or Székely , sometimes also referred to as Szeklers , are a subgroup of the Hungarian people living mostly in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania, Romania...

 Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 Census

Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

 it has a population of 4,877 of which 96.49% or 4,706 are Hungarian.

Valea Zălanului

Valea Zălanului village, with a population of 149 in 2002, was first settled in the 16th century. In 2008, Charles, Prince of Wales

Charles, Prince of Wales

Prince Charles, Prince of Wales is the heir apparent and eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Since 1958 his major title has been His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. In Scotland he is additionally known as The Duke of Rothesay...

bought a house in the village, which was probably founded by one of the Prince's Transylvanian ancestors.