SC - Sugar Maples

Par Leijonhuvud pkl at absaroka.obgyn.ks.se
Mon Mar 23 20:45:56 PST 1998


Careful with that seven counties bit.  Siebenbuergischen is the German for
Transylvania itself, it does not refer to anywhere else.

On Mon, 23 Mar 1998, Decker, Terry D. wrote:

> Sekler is a Germanicized form of the Hungarian, Szekely.  The Szekely are
> recognized (by the Magyar) as a branch of the Magyar, sharing a similar
> language and customs.  Szekelyfold was one of the three administrative areas
> of Transylvania, the others being Szaszfold (Saxon) and the Seven Counties
> (being Wallachian and Szekely).
> 
> Present day Szekely are a Rumanian ethnic minority numbering about 400,000.
> 
> Amazing what fifteen minutes with nothing to do can produce.
> 
> Bear
> 
> > I keep running into mention of
> > > the Kumans and the Seklers.  Does anyone have a clue as to who these
> > > people are? 
> > > 
> > > Much obliged for any information,
> > > Bogdan din Brasov
> > 
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