The Water Sawmill Izvoare

The Tulgheş water mill was built from wood in 1875 and today it is still in operation. Thesawmill is a saw with several straight, vertical blades that work with alternate movement, driven by the power of the water flowing through a water wheel. The Water Mill and Sawmill Complex in Tulgheş has been declared a historical monument with the code HR-ll-m-B-12991, and is included in the Catalog of Monuments and Architectural Ensembles of the National Cultural Patrimony at 21.B0268. Text and photo sources: http://www.cesavezi.ro/; http://www.ana-iorga.ro/

Jézuskiáltó means, in direct translation, the "Cry of Jesus" because, according to a local legend, the locals defeated the Tatars on the hill. The place has a strong echo, so the locals screamed the name of Jesus, and the Tartars, hearing the terrifying sounds, believed they would face a large army, which they couldn’t hope to defeat. The cross, located at 537 m altitude, was erected by the Roman Catholic Church on the site of a wooden cross that guarded the horizon for decades. The cross and the memorial plaque hold the memory of the 144 heroes who died on duty in the First World War. sources: http://www.legendarium.ro/jezus-kialto https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sz%C3%A9kelykereszt%C3%BAr http://keresztur.ro/index.php/hu/varosunk/varostoertenet Sources of images http://www.magasbol.ro/index.php/telepuelesek/varosaink/78-szekelykeresztur https://www.facebook.com/magasbolszekelyfold/

The Heroes’ Mausoleum is located on the Topliţa-Borsec Road, at the edge of Topliţa. It was built on the initiative of “The Cult of The Heroes” Society, and was inaugurated in 1925. At the base of the mausoleum there is the ossuary that shelters the bones of 771 Romanian soldiers fallen in battle in 1918 in this region. Of these, 25 are identified, and placed in individual niches, and 746, unidentified, are deposited in the ossuary. There are 18 white and black marble plates on the walls of the building, on which the names of Romanian heroes are written. Photo source: https: //once.mapn.ro/, Georgeta Maiorescu

It is the work of the sculptor Szervátiusz Jenõ and his son, Tibor (1972-74). The monument is carved from a rock 3 meters tall, 1 m in width, weighing 8 tons, brought here from the Harghita Mountain. Characters from his works are represented on it: Magdó, the young man in love from the story Énekes madár, "Jégtörõ Mátyás and the devil," from the novel "Ördögváltozás Csíkban", and the young pastor from the Trilogy Ábel, the writer's most acclaimed work.

The characteristic symbol of the region's social and economic past is the mill, the machine that used the power of water. In the region, traces of several water mills can be found, but few of them are operational. More and more Szekler settlements recognize that the hundred-year-old water mills can be useful nowadays - especially as tourist attractions, because these "miraculous machines" are truly interesting and stir the curiosity of the people. The Tinka Mill, which was built in 1890 and is currently a historical monument, shows those interested how the ancestors used the power of the Békény creek to grind the wheat into flour. The Tinka mill currently has both museum and functional value. Every year, the events organized in the courtyard of Moruna Tinka in Gheorgheni, where every visitor can take a look and discover the secrets of the mill and those of various folk crafts, have a great success.

The windmill in Călugăreni/Homoródremete is a monument of local importance. The building from the 19th century is unique in Harghita county. Another curiosity is that at that time a water mill was built next to it. The monument changed its owner in 2001, and the new owner transformed the building in a romantic style. The two-levels building has a round shape and is covered with shingles. The first floor has stone walls, which are divided by simple windows with square closure. At the top of the walls there is only a semicircular window. The windmill, considered a local curiosity, does not work since the 19th Century - it is just a special attraction of the region.