Covasna County
Volcanic spa county where 75% Hungarian population combines health tourism with unexpected tech presence
Where the eastern Carpathians trap volcanic gases in underground chambers, Covasna County built its identity on what bubbles up—mineral springs and mofettas that made it Romania's premier spa destination before becoming a Szekely cultural fortress. Sfantu Gheorghe, documented since 1332, houses the Székely National Museum preserving the material culture of this Hungarian-speaking majority (75%) population. The county demonstrates how therapeutic geology can sustain regional economies: health tourism brought visitors when heavy industry collapsed, while ROMARG—Romania's leading domain registrar—chose this unlikely location for its headquarters, proving that digital infrastructure needs no geographic center.