Sovata

History

The first data about Sovata are from 1578. By 1583 it was already a village. For 42 years, from 1876 until 1918, the village belonged to the Maros-Torda County of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire. Due to its salty lakes and warm water it became an increasingly popular health resort during the end of the 19th and the 20th century. It gained the status of town in 1952.

Geography

The town is part of the Székely Land region of the historical Transylvania province. It is located in the eastern part of Mureș County, on the border with Harghita County; the county capital, Târgu Mureș, is to the west. Sovata lies at the foot of the Gurghiu Mountains, at an altitude between . It is situated between the river Corund and the valley of the Târnava Mică. The river Sovata discharges into the Târnava Mică in the town. Sovata can be reached from Târgu Mureș, Miercurea-Ciuc, and Odorheiu Secuiesc on the national road and from Reghin on a connection road.

Most-observed species

• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  72
• Eurasian Jay

  Garrulus glandarius (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  58
• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  56
• False-acacia

  Robinia pseudoacacia L. · Magnoliopsida
  50
• Annual Fleabane

  Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
  45
• White Stork

  Ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  44
• Japanese Knotweed

  Reynoutria japonica Houtt. · Magnoliopsida
  44
• European Goldfinch

  Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  43