Praid
| Praid Parajd | |
|---|---|
| Commune | |
 | |
 Location of Praid | |
  Praid Location of Praid | |
| Coordinates: 46°33′0″N 25°8′0″E / 46.55000°N 25.13333°ECoordinates: 46°33′0″N 25°8′0″E / 46.55000°N 25.13333°E | |
| Country |
 Romania |
| County | Harghita County |
| Status | Commune |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sándor Bokor (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 180.03 km2 (69.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 6,846 |
| • Density | 37.97/km2 (98.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Area code(s) | +40 266 |
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:
| In Romanian | In Hungarian |
|---|---|
| Becaş | Békástanya |
| Bucin | Bucsin |
| Ocna de Jos | Alsósófalva |
| Ocna de Sus | Felsősófalva |
| Praid | Parajd |
| Şaşvereş | Sásverés |
Demographics
The commune has an absolute Hungarian (Székely) majority. According to the 2002 census it has a population of 6,846 of which 96.91% or 6,635 are Hungarian. 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.[1]
Tourism
Inside the Praid salt mine
The commune's chief economic activity centers around the salt mine that both provides salt for industrial and attracts over 400,000 tourists every year.
External links
- www.parajd.lap.hu (Hungarian) (Romanian)
- Salt mine official site
References
- ↑ Romanian Census 2002; retrieved on June 25, 2010
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