Bixad, Covasna

Commune in Covasna, Romania

Bixad Sepsibükszád
Commune

Coat of arms
Location in Covasna County
(2020–2024)		Márton-Csaba Bács^[1] (UDMR)
Area	60.59 km² (23.39 sq mi)
Elevation	663 m (2,175 ft)
Population (2021-12-01)^[2]	1,585
• Density	26/km² (68/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	527116
Area code	(+40) 02 67
Vehicle reg.	CV
Website	bukszad.ro

Bixad (Hungarian: Sepsibükszád, Hungarian pronunciation: [ʃɛpʃibyksaːd]) is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania. Composed of a single village, Bixad, it was joined to Malnaș in 1968. It once again became an independent commune when it split off in 2004. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania.

Geography

The commune is located in the northern part of Covasna County, 30 km (19 mi) from the county seat, Sfântu Gheorghe, on the border with Harghita County. It lies in a valley on the upper reaches of the Olt River, at an altitude of 663 m (2,175 ft), on the northern side of the Baraolt Mountains. The river Valea Roșie merges into the Olt downstream of Bixad.

The commune is crossed by the national road DN12 [ro] (part of European route E78), which starts in Chichiș and goes north to Toplița. Route DN11C [ro] branches off in Bixad, going southeast towards Târgu Secuiesc. Two train stations (Cariera Bixad and Bicsadu Oltului) serve the CFR Main Line 400, which connects Brașov with the northwestern city of Satu Mare.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1850	813	—
1930	2,109	+159.4%
1966	2,617	+24.1%
2002	1,811	−30.8%
2011	1,799	−0.7%
2021	1,585	−11.9%
Source: Census data

The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 1,799, of which 94.94% were Hungarians and 1.89% Roma. At the 2021 Census, Bixad had 1,585 inhabitants; of those, 90,73% were Hungarians, 3.41% Roma, and 2.84% Romanians.^[3]

Tourist attractions

The Mikes Armin School, which was the hunting lodge of the Mikes family and built by Count Ármin Mikes around 1900. Apart from the school, the building hosts a little museum displaying glass from the factory which was operated by the Mikó and later the Mikes family in the village until 1918.
The so-called Mikes Spas: the Vallato, the Hammas, and the Bükki Spa.

References

^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.