Homorod, Brașov

"Homoród" redirects here. For Homorod village, Hunedoara County, called Homoród in Hungarian, see Geoagiu.
Homorod
Homoród
Commune
Homorod
Coordinates: 46°2′30″N 25°17′3″E / 46.04167°N 25.28417°E / 46.04167; 25.28417
Country  Romania
County Braşov County
Population (2011)[1] 2,119
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Homorod (German: Hamruden; Hungarian: Homoród) is a commune in Braşov County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Homorod, Jimbor (Sommerburg; Székelyzsombor) and Mercheaşa (Streitfort; Mirkvásár).

At the 2011 census, 49.3% of inhabitants 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.

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Coordinates: 46°02′30″N 25°17′03″E / 46.04167°N 25.28417°E / 46.04167; 25.28417

References

  1. Romanian census data, 2011; retrieved on March 17, 2012
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