Influenţa factorului politic asupra denumirilor de străzi din Reghin
The Political Influence on the Naming Process of the Streets of Reghin

Summary/Abstract: The political influence on the naming process of the streets of Reghin it was evident in three important periods; between 1929–1940, when the Roamnian administration tried to dismiss the traditional names and replace them with names of Romanian personalities. In the Horthy’s administration the streets kept their old names, except for the main arteries which were named after Hungarian personalities. In the years of communism there were two phases: the first one lasted until Ceauşescu took the power. At that time, the Hungarian Autonomous Region was dismissed and the street names were inspired by the recent history of Soviet Union and the Marxist–Leninist ideology. The second phase was the Ceauşescu era, the time of disposal from Moscow and creation of a local nationalist socialism. They renounce the Stalinist names and try to find inspiration in the local reality, in its history, geography or nature. But through out all the periods, including our times, the authorities never looked for names that belong to local historical, cultural or military personalities. The appeal for names with national importance meant an increase of the domination of the Romanian element, which was to the detriment of reality, because it slighted the Saxon’s and Hungarian’s contribution to the urban development of Reghin. Another conclusion is the importance of using traditional names, dating from 1918 till to the Second World War. Their study can provide us important conclusions about the history of Reghin.

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