Homorod, Brașov
Homorod | |
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| Fortified church in Homorod Fortified church in Homorod | |
| Location within the county Location within the county | |
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| Country | Romania |
| County | Brașov |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Ștefan-Doru Șona (PSD) |
Area | 119.61 km2 (46.18 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 463 m (1,519 ft) |
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| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 507105 |
| Area code | (+40) 02 68 |
| Vehicle reg. | BV |
| Website | homorod |
Homorod (German: Hamruden; Hungarian: Homoród) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Homorod, Jimbor (Sommerburg; Székelyzsombor), and Mercheașa (Streitfort; Mirkvásár).
The commune is located in the northern part of the county, on the border with Harghita County, 62 km (39 mi) from the county seat, Brașov. It lies on the banks of the Homorod River, at the confluence of the Homorodul Mare and Homorodul Mic.
Demographics
[edit | edit source]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 2002 | 2,400 | — |
| 2011 | 2,209 | −8.0% |
| 2021 | 2,260 | +2.3% |
| Source: Census data | ||
At the 2021 census, Homorod had a population of 2,260; of those, 64.51% were Romanians, 19.69% Hungarians, and 5.22% Roma.[1] At the 2011 census, the commune had 2,209 inhabitants, of which 49.3% were Romanians, 29.9% Hungarians, 18.4% Roma, and 1.2% Germans. At the 2002 census, 64.6% were Romanian Orthodox, 11.8% Evangelical Lutheran, 8.3% Roman Catholic, 6.5% Unitarian, 2.8% Reformed, 2.3% belonged to another religion, and 1.5% Evangelical of Augustan Confession.
Natives
[edit | edit source]- József Nyírő (1889–1953), Hungarian writer and politician associated with fascism
- Wilhelm Staedel (1890–1971), bishop of the Evangelical Church in Romania from 1941 to 1944
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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Homorod sign
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The Saxon fortified church of Homorod
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Inside the church
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Fortified church of Mercheașa
