Praid
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::data[format=table title="Infobox Romanian subdivision"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | commune |
| county | Harghita |
| official_name | Praid |
| other_name | Parajd |
| image_skyline | Parajd2.jpg |
| image_map | Praid jud Harghita.png |
| map_caption | Location in Harghita County |
| leader_name | László Nyágrus |
| leader_party | UDMR |
| term | 2020–2024 |
| coordinates | |
| elevation | 506 |
| area_total | 180.03 |
| population_total | auto |
| postal_code | 537240 |
| area_code | +40 266 |
| website | |
| :: |
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Praid (, Hungarian pronunciation: ; ) 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.
Demographics
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.
Natives
- Vilmos Nagy de Nagybaczon (1884–1976), commanding general of the Royal Hungarian Army
Tourism
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/38/Inside_the_Praid_salt_mine.JPG" caption="Inside the Praid salt mine"] ::
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.
References
References
- "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau.
- "Terra Siculorum {{!}} Via Transilvanica".
- [http://www.edrc.ro/recensamant.jsp?regiune_id=2568&judet_id=2739 Romanian Census 2002]; retrieved on June 25, 2010
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