Corund, Harghita County, Transylvania, Romania
🇷🇴 Corund (Korond) is a commune in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania, in the "Salt Region" (Ținutul Sării or Sóvidék). Corund is famous for its pottery and ceramics.
Component villages The commune is composed of five villages, the administrative centre being Corund: Atia - Atyha; Calonda - Kalonda; Corund - Korond; Fântâna Brazilor - Fenyőkút; Valea lui Pavel - Pálpataka.
Governance The village historically formed part of the Székely Land region of Transylvania province. It belonged to Udvarhelyszék, then, from 1876 until 1918, to Udvarhely County in the Kingdom of Hungary. After World War I, by the terms of the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of Romania. As a result of the Second Vienna Award, it was ceded to Hungary between 1940 and 1944. After World War II, it came under Romanian administration and became part of Romania in 1947. Between 1952 and 1960, it formed part of the Hungarian Autonomous Province, then, of the Mureș-Hungarian Autonomous Province until it was abolished in 1968. Since then, the commune has been part of Harghita County.
Demographics At the 2011 census, the commune had a population of 94% Hungarian, 2.6% Roma and 0.3% Romanian.
Mikó Castle, Miercurea Ciuc, Romania
Corund has a population of over 6,135 people. Corund also forms part of the wider Harghita County which has a population of over 304,969 people. Corund is situated near Miercurea Ciuc.
Twin Towns - Sister Cities Corund has links with:
🇭🇺 Kiskunfélegyháza, Hungary 🇭🇺 Taksony, Hungary 🇭🇺 Veresegyház, Hungary🇨🇦 Greater Sudbury 46.49
🇫🇷 Les Sables-d'Olonne 46.496
🇨🇭 Bourg-en-Lavaux 46.5
🇭🇺 Nagykanizsa 46.517
🇨🇦 Sault Ste. Marie 46.518
🇫🇷 Fontenay-le-Comte 46.466
🇫🇷 Montmorillon 46.427
🇭🇺 Hódmezővásárhely 46.413
🇫🇷 Saint-Claude 46.399
🇷🇴 Alexandria 25.333
Locations Near: Corund 25.1833,46.4667
🇷🇴 Târgu Mureș 24.565,46.54 d: 48
🇷🇴 Miercurea Ciuc 25.815,46.368 d: 49.6
🇷🇴 Sfântu Gheorghe 25.789,45.866 d: 81.4
🇷🇴 Mediaș 24.352,46.164 d: 72.1
🇷🇴 Bistrița 24.494,47.136 d: 91.1
🇷🇴 Busteni 25.54,45.39 d: 122.9
🇷🇴 Covasna 26.169,45.845 d: 102.7
🇷🇴 Sibiu 24.146,45.802 d: 108.9
🇷🇴 Piatra Neamţ 26.371,46.92 d: 103.6
Antipodal to: Corund -154.817,-46.467
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16762.2
🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 16648
🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16141.9
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16056.6
🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12654.8
🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12542.5
🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12525.6
🇺🇸 Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 12523.4