2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁the ▁town ▁fell ▁within ▁the ▁Magyar ▁Aut onom ous ▁Region , ▁between ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁the ▁M ure ș - M agyar ▁Aut onom ous ▁Region . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁the ▁province ▁was ▁abol ished , ▁and ▁since ▁then , ▁the ▁town ▁has ▁been ▁part ▁of ▁H arg h ita ▁County . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁villages ▁were ▁hit ▁by ▁a ▁significant ▁flo od ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁A ▁statue ▁park ▁of ▁historical ▁persons ▁of ▁importance ▁for ▁the ▁Sz ék ely s ▁was ▁un ve iled ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁This ▁gave ▁rise ▁to ▁controvers y , ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁stat ues ▁( The ▁W and ering ▁S zek ler ) ▁was ▁interpreted ▁in ▁the ▁Roman ian ▁press ▁as ▁being ▁the ▁portrait ▁of ▁controvers ial ▁writer ▁and ▁poet ▁Albert ▁Wass . ▁ ▁Education ▁The ▁town ▁is ▁ren owned ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁for ▁its ▁long ▁and ▁distinguished ▁tradition ▁in ▁secondary ▁education . ▁Its ▁oldest ▁and ▁for em ost ▁secondary ▁school ▁is ▁ ▁L ice ul ▁Te or etic ▁Tam asi ▁Ar on ▁G im n az ium ▁( f ounded ▁by ▁Jes uits ▁in ▁ 1 5 9 3 ). ▁The ▁ly ce um / g im n az ium ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁Hung arian ▁institutions ▁of ▁learning ; ▁its ▁current ▁building ▁is ▁an