Odorheiu Secuiesc
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Template:Infobox City in Romania| website=http://www.udvph.ro/| }} Odorheiu Secuiesc (Hungarian: Székelyudvarhely, also known as Udvarhely; German: Oderhellen) is the second-largest city in the Harghita County in Transylvania, Romania.
Demographics
The city has a population of 36,948, of which 96.7% or 35,359 people are Székely Hungarians, making it the city with the highest proportion of Hungarians in all of Romania (based on the census of 2002).
History
The town, as the former seat of Udvarhelyszék is one of the historical centres of Székelyföld. The first known reference to the city was in a papal register of duties in 1333. The first national assembly of Székelys was held here in 1357.
A fortress was built in the town in 1492. It was rebuilt and streghtened by John II Sigismund Zápolya in 1565, in order to control the Székelys. The Székelys, allies to Michael the Brave during his campagain in Transylvania, distroyed the fortress in 1599. It was repeatedly rebuilt and distroyed again during history. Today (called literally "Székely-attacked fortress") the ruins are still there.
Odorheiu Secuiesc and the surrounding villages were hit by significant flooding in August 2005.de:Odorheiu Secuiesc eo:Odorheiu Secuiesc fr:Odorheiu Secuiesc hu:Székelyudvarhely pl:Odorheiu Secuiesc ro:Odorheiu Secuiesc