Corund

For the village in Satu Mare County, see Bogdand. For the character from The Worm Ouroboros, see The Worm Ouroboros#Characters.

"Korond" redirects here. For the administrative subdivision of Iran, see Korond Rural District (South Khorasan Province).

Corund
Korond

Commune

Coat of arms

Corund

Coordinates: 46°28′0″N 25°11′0″E / 46.46667°N 25.18333°ECoordinates: 46°28′0″N 25°11′0″E / 46.46667°N 25.18333°E

Country

Romania

County

Harghita County

Status

Commune

Government

• Mayor

Mihály Katona (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)

Area

• Total

113.51 km² (43.83 sq mi)

Population (2011)

• Total

6,005

• Density

54.44/km² (141.0/sq mi)

Ethnicity^[1]

• Hungarians

96.74%

• Gypsies

2.93%

Time zone

EET (UTC+2)

• Summer (DST)

EEST (UTC+3)

537060

Website

Corund (Hungarian: Korond, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈkorond] ) is a commune in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania, in the "Salt Region" (Ţinutul Sării or Sóvidék). Corund is famous for its pottery and ceramics.

Component villages

The commune is composed of five villages, the administrative center being Corund:

In Romanian	In Hungarian
Atia	Atyha
Calonda	Kalonda
Corund	Korond
Fântâna Brazilor	Fenyőkút
Valea lui Pavel	Pálpataka

Governance

18th century map

The village historically formed part of the Székely Land region of Transylvania province. It belonged to Udvarhelyszék, then, from 1876 until 1918, to Udvarhely County in the Kingdom of Hungary. After WWI, by the terms of the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of Romania. As a result of the Second Vienna Award, it was ceded to Hungary between 1940 and 1944. After WWII, it came under Romanian administration and became part of Romania in 1947. Between 1952 and 1960, it formed part of the Hungarian Autonomous Province, then, of the Mureş-Hungarian Autonomous Province until it was abolished in 1968. Since then, the commune has been part of Harghita County.

Demographics

The commune has an absolute Székely (Hungarian) majority. According to the 2011 census it has a population of 6,005 of which 96.74% or 5,809 are ethnic Hungarians.

Gallery

Korond pottery
Korond plate
Stove tile

References

↑ Romanian Census 2002; retrieved on 6 May 2010

Harghita County, Romania

Cities	Miercurea Ciuc (county seat) Gheorgheni Odorheiu Secuiesc Toplița

Towns	Băile Tușnad Bălan Borsec Cristuru Secuiesc Vlăhița

Communes	Atid Avrămești Bilbor Brădești Căpâlnița Cârța Ciceu Ciucsângeorgiu Ciumani Corbu Corund Cozmeni Dănești Dârjiu Dealu Ditrău Feliceni Frumoasa Gălăuțaș Joseni Lăzarea Leliceni Lueta Lunca de Jos Lunca de Sus Lupeni Mădăraș Mărtiniș Merești Mihăileni Mugeni Ocland Păuleni-Ciuc Plăieșii de Jos Porumbeni Praid Racu Remetea Săcel Sâncrăieni Sândominic Sânmartin Sânsimion Sântimbru Sărmaș Satu Mare Secuieni Siculeni Șimonești Subcetate Suseni Tomești Tulgheș Tușnad Ulieș Vărșag Voșlăbeni Zetea

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