Praid (Hungarian: Parajd, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈpɒrɒjd]; ‹See Tfd›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:
Praid
Parajd | |
|---|---|
Commune | |
 | |
 Location of Praid | |
| 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 | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Area code | +40 266 |
| 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
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.[citation needed]
External links
References
- ^ Romanian Census 2002; retrieved on June 25, 2010