Praid
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 |
|---|---|
| Becaș | Békástanya |
| Bucin | Bucsin |
| Ocna de Jos | Alsósófalva |
| Ocna de Sus | Felsősófalva |
| Praid | Parajd |
| Șașvereș | Sásverés |
Praid
Parajd | |
|---|---|
 | |
 Location in Harghita County | |
  Praid Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°33′N 25°8′E | |
| Country |  Romania |
| County | Harghita |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sándor Bokor (UDMR) |
| Area | 180.03 km2 (69.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | 6,502 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (94/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Area code | +40 266 |
| Vehicle reg. | HR |
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.[2]
Tourism
Inside the Praid salt mine
The commune's chief economic activity centers around the salt mine that provides salt for both industrial and gastronomical use and attracts over 400,000 tourists every year.
External links
- www.parajd.lap.hu (in Hungarian and Romanian)
- Salt mine official site
References
- "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- Romanian Census 2002; retrieved on June 25, 2010
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