Malnaș

Malnaș (Málnás, 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. Malnaș is in the northern part of Covasna County, in the Baraolt Mountains.

Geography

 * Murgul Mare, nearby volcanic mountain

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 inhabitants, 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.