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Wikipedia says:
Gheorgheni or Gyergyószentmiklós (Gheorgheni, Gyergyószentmiklós) is a municipality in Harghita County, Romania. 4 villages are administraively part of the municipality:
Covacipeter/Kovácspéter
Lacu Roşu/Gyilkostó
Vargatac/Vargatag
Visafolio/Visszafolyó
It was first mentioned in 1332 and was part of Kingdom of Hungary, then to the Principality of Transylvania (1557-1765), to the Grand Duchy of Transylvania (1765-1867), later again to Hungary (1867-1918) and finally to Romania (since 1918).
Nearby are two spectacular natural sites, the Lacu Roşu a beautiful lake in the mountains, and nearby is the Cheile Bicazului, which is a dramatic narrow canyon through the Eastern Carpathian Mountains forming the border with Neamţ County. (...) more....


