Malnaș

Malna ( ) is a settlement in the Municipality of Sveti Jurij v Slovenskih Goricah in northeastern Slovenia. It lies in the western part of the Slovene Hills. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region. There are two small chapels in the settlement. Both date to early 20th century.

Malnaș ( , Hungarian pronunciation : ) is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania Romania composed of three villages: Malnaș, Malnaș-Băi (Málnásfürdő), and Valea Zălanului (Zalánpatak). In 2004, Bixad and Micfalău split from Malnaș and formed independent communes. ==Geography== The commune is located in the northern part of Covasna County, north of the county seat, Sfântu Gheorghe, on the banks of the Olt River. It is situated northeast of the Baraolt Mountains, in the western foothills of the , at an altitude of ; Murgul Mare is a nearby volcanic mountain. Malnaș is crossed by national road , which starts in Chichiș and ends in Toplița. The train stations in Malnaș and Malnaș-Băi serve the CFR Main Line 400, which connects Brașov with Satu Mare. ==Demographics== The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 census, the commune as constituted then had a population of 4,877, of which 96.49% were Hungarians (the population within present boundaries was 1,202). At the 2011 census, it had 1,087 inhabitants¹, of which 92.36% were Hungarians and 5.89% Romanians. At the 2021 census, Malnaș had a population of 1,024, of which 88.28% were Hungarians, 5.47% Romanians, and 1.17% Roma. ==Valea Zălanului== Valea Zălanului village, with a population of 149 in 2002, was first settled in the 16th century. In 2008, Charles, Prince of Wales bought a house in the village, which was probably founded by one of the Prince's Transylvanian ancestors. By 2013, when he made another purchase, he had four houses there. ==References==

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