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Corund ( hu, Korond, Hungarian pronunciation: ) 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.
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
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2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 20 February 2020.
Image:Korond.jpg, Korond pottery
Image:Koronditányér.jpg, Korond plate
Image:Kályhacsempe.jpg, Stove tile
Component villages
The commune is composed of five villages, the administrative center being Corund: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
The Magyar Autonomous Region (1952–1960) (Romanian: ''Regiunea Autonomă Maghiară'', Hungarian: ''Magyar Autonóm Tartomány'') and Mureș-Magyar Autonomous Region (1960–1968) were autonomous regions in the Romanian People's Republic (later ...
, 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 6,135; out of them, 94% were Hungarian, 2.6% wereRoma
Roma or ROMA may refer to:
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and 0.3% were Romanian.2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 20 February 2020.
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References
Communes in Harghita County Localities in Transylvania Székely communities {{Harghita-geo-stub