Székelys

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The Székelys are a Hungarian-speaking ethnic subgroup historically inhabiting eastern Transylvania, known for their distinct cultural traditions, autonomy privileges, and role as frontier guards in medieval Hungary.

All labels observed (14)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hungarian subgroup ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
associatedRegion Covasna County ⓘ
Harghita County ⓘ
Mureș County ⓘ
Székely Land ⓘ
collectiveIdentity strong regional identity ⓘ
country Romania ⓘ
culturalHeritage distinct customs and traditions ⓘ
rich oral tradition ⓘ
culturalSymbol Székely coat of arms ⓘ
Székely flag ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf Hungarians ⓘ
ethnogenesisDebate possible Hungarian frontier group origins ⓘ
possible Turkic origins ⓘ
festival Székely autonomy marches ⓘ
historicalAllegiance Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ
historicalClassStructure warrior community ⓘ
historicalPrivilege autonomy within the Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ
tax exemptions in medieval Hungary ⓘ
historicalRegion Eastern Transylvania ⓘ
historicalRole border guards of the Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ
ISO639Language hu ⓘ
language Hungarian language ⓘ
minorityStatus ethnic minority in Romania ⓘ
modernPoliticalIssue regional autonomy in Székely Land ⓘ
nativeName Székelyek ⓘ
nativeNameLanguage Hungarian ⓘ
populationCharacteristic Hungarian-speaking majority in Székely Land ⓘ
primaryRegion Transylvania ⓘ
religion Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ
Reformed Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Reformed churches

Roman Catholicism ⓘ
Unitarianism ⓘ
selfIdentification Hungarian ⓘ
significantPopulationIn Hungary ⓘ
Romania ⓘ
Transylvania ⓘ
subgroupOf Hungarians ⓘ
traditionalArchitecture carved wooden gates ⓘ
traditionalCraft weaving ⓘ
woodcarving ⓘ
traditionalCuisine Székely cabbage ⓘ
puliszka ⓘ
traditionalDance Hungarian folk dance ⓘ
traditionalFolklore Székely jokes ⓘ
traditionalMusic Hungarian folk music ⓘ
traditionalOccupation frontier guards ⓘ
writingTradition Old Hungarian script ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (41)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Transylvania → ethnicGroup → Székelys ⓘ
Miercurea Ciuc → majorEthnicGroup → Székely Hungarians ⓘ
linked to: Székelys
Miercurea Ciuc → historicalRegion → Székely Seats (historical) ⓘ
linked to: Székelys
Márta Károlyi → ethnicGroup → Hungarians in Romania ⓘ
linked to: Székelys
Sfântu Gheorghe → isCulturalCenterOf → Székely Hungarians ⓘ
linked to: Székelys
Hungarian nationalism → focusesOn → Hungarians in Transylvania ⓘ
linked to: Székelys
Transylvanian Diet → composedOf → Szeklers ⓘ
linked to: Székelys
Transylvanian Diet → hasEthnicGroupRepresentation → Szeklers ⓘ
linked to: Székelys
Mihály Vitéz Székely → familyName → Székely ⓘ
linked to: Székelys
Mihály Vitéz Székely → nobleFamily → Székely family ⓘ
linked to: Székelys
Eastern Transylvania → hasEthnicGroup → Székelys ⓘ
subject linked to: eastern Transylvania
Eastern Transylvania → historicalRegionOf → Székelys in Romania ⓘ
subject linked to: eastern Transylvania
linked to: Székelys
Csíkszereda → hasMajorEthnicGroup → Székely Hungarians ⓘ
subject linked to: Csíkszereda (Hungarian)
linked to: Székelys
Miercurea Ciuc → majorEthnicGroup → Székely Hungarians ⓘ
subject linked to: Szereda (colloquial Hungarian)
linked to: Székelys
Szereda → usedByCommunity → Székely Hungarians ⓘ
subject linked to: Szereda (colloquial Hungarian)
linked to: Székelys
Csíkszereda → majorityCommunity → Székely Hungarians ⓘ
linked to: Székelys
Csíkszereda → ethnicGroup → Székelys ⓘ
Union of Transylvania with Romania → involvedEthnicGroup → Szeklers ⓘ
linked to: Székelys
Gheorgheni → majorEthnicCommunity → Székely Hungarians ⓘ
linked to: Székelys
Csíkszentmárton → ethnicGroup → Székely ⓘ
linked to: Székelys
Hungarian → relatedEthnicGroup → Székelys ⓘ
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County → namedAfter → Jász people ⓘ
linked to: Székelys
Cumania (historical region) → laterInfluenceOn → Hungarian Cumans ⓘ
linked to: Székelys
Vlăhița → hasMajorityEthnicGroup → Székely Hungarians ⓘ
linked to: Székelys
Vlăhița → isKnownFor → Székely Hungarian community ⓘ
linked to: Székelys
Sepsiszentgyörgy → ethnicCommunity → Székely ⓘ
linked to: Székelys
Sepsiszentgyörgy → isCulturalCenterOf → Székely Hungarians ⓘ
linked to: Székelys
The Land Beyond the Forest → hasSubject → Szekler communities ⓘ
linked to: Székelys
Târgu Secuiesc → hasMajorityCommunity → Székely Hungarians ⓘ
linked to: Székelys
Cristuru Secuiesc → hasSignificantPopulation → Székely Hungarians ⓘ
linked to: Székelys
Cristuru Secuiesc → hasCulturalHeritage → Székely culture ⓘ
linked to: Székelys
Odorheiu Secuiesc → ethnicMajority → Székely Hungarians ⓘ
linked to: Székelys