Praid
Praid
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| Location in Harghita County Location in Harghita County | |
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| Country | Romania |
| County | Harghita |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | László Nyágrus[1] (UDMR) |
Area | 180.03 km2 (69.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 506 m (1,660 ft) |
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| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 537240 |
| Area code | +40 266 |
| Vehicle reg. | HR |
| Website | www |
Praid (Hungarian: Parajd, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈpɒrɒjd]; German: Salzberg) is a commune in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania, and is composed of six villages: Becaș (Békástanya), Bucin (Bucsin), Ocna de Jos (Alsósófalva), Ocna de Sus (Felsősófalva), Praid (Parajd), and Șașvereș (Sásverés).
The route of the Via Transilvanica long-distance trail passes through the villages of Șașvereș and Praid.[2]
Demographics
[edit | edit source]The commune has an absolute Hungarian (Székely) majority. According to the 2011 census it has a population of 6,502, of which 91.68% are Hungarian and 2.65% Roma. The 2002 Census reported 69.36% of the total population belonging to the Protestant Hungarian Reformed Church, while Roman Catholicism is professed by 22.46% of the respondents.[3]
Natives
[edit | edit source]- Vilmos Nagy de Nagybaczon (1884–1976), commanding general of the Royal Hungarian Army
Tourism
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The commune's chief economic activity centers around the Praid salt mine that provides salt for both industrial and gastronomical use and attracts over 400,000 tourists every year.[citation needed]
See also
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- www.parajd.lap.hu (in Hungarian and Romanian)
- Salt mine official site
References
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- ^ Romanian Census 2002; retrieved on June 25, 2010
