Székelys

E356842
Hungarian subgroup ethnic group

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.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Székelys canonical 5
Szeklers 2
Székely Hungarians 2

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 ⓘ
surface form: 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 Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy

Reformed churches ⓘ
surface form: Reformed Christianity

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 ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

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

Transylvania → ethnicGroup → Székelys ⓘ
Principality of Transylvania → ethnicGroup → Székelys ⓘ
Miercurea Ciuc → majorEthnicGroup → Székelys ⓘ
this entity surface form: Székely Hungarians
Miercurea Ciuc → historicalRegion → Székelys ⓘ
this entity surface form: Székely Seats (historical)
Márta Károlyi → ethnicGroup → Székelys ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hungarians in Romania
Harghita County → hasSignificantEthnicGroup → Székelys ⓘ
Harghita County → hasEthnicMajority → Székelys ⓘ
Sfântu Gheorghe → isCulturalCenterOf → Székelys ⓘ
this entity surface form: Székely Hungarians
Hungarian nationalism → focusesOn → Székelys ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hungarians in Transylvania
Transylvanian Diet → composedOf → Székelys ⓘ
this entity surface form: Szeklers
Transylvanian Diet → hasEthnicGroupRepresentation → Székelys ⓘ
this entity surface form: Szeklers
Grand Prince of Transylvania → ethnicallyAssociatedWith → Székelys ⓘ