Covasna: Difference between revisions

Before Orbaiszék merged with Sepsiszék and Kézdiszék to create the [[Háromszék County|Háromszék county]], in 1876 , Covasna was the capital village of Orbaiszék.

== Name origin ==

There are manyseveral theories regarding the origin of the city's name, the most recognized one being that it originates from the slavic ''kvas'' , which means " bitter" , referring to the taste of the mineral water springs located in the city.{{cn}}

According to Szabó Gyula (1914–1984) , some legends suggest that the name of ''Kovászna'' might have been the result of a fusion between the name of "''Kó''" and the word "''vászon''" ( it means ''canvas'' in hungarian) , thus meaning " ''Kó's canvas''". Theories suggest that the individual of " ''Kó''" might have been a knight, a craftsman or even the last monarch of the Fairies Fortress.{{cn}}

* 2000's - Covasna is a nationally important spa town in Romania, having thean mostimportant famous cardiovascular hospital in the country