Corund

For the village in Satu Mare County, see Bogdand.

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Corund Korond
—  Commune  —
Coat of arms
Corund Korond
Coordinates: 46°28′0″N 25°11′0″E / 46.466667°N 25.183333°E / 46.466667; 25.183333Coordinates: 46°28′0″N 25°11′0″E / 46.466667°N 25.183333°E / 46.466667; 25.183333
Country	Romania
County	Harghita County
Status	Commune
Government
- Mayor	Mihály Katona (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Area
- Total	113.51 km2 (43.8 sq mi)
Population (2002)
- Total	6,180
- Density	54.44/km2 (141/sq mi)
Ethnicity[1]
- Hungarians	95.4%
- Gypsies	4.2%
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code	537060
Area code(s)	+40 266
Website	www.korond.ro

Corund (Hungarian: Korond, Hungarian pronunciation: [’korond] ) is a commune in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania, and is the centre of the "Salt region" (Ţinutului Sării or Sóvidék). Corund is famous for its porcelain and pottery.

Component villages

The commune is composed of five villages:

In Romanian	In Hungarian
Atia	Atyha
Calonda	Kalonda
Corund	Korond
Fântâna Brazilor	Fenyőkút
Valea lui Pavel	Pálpataka

Governance

18th century map

The village formed historically part of the Székely Land region of Transylvania province. It belonged to Udvarhelyszék, then, from 1876 until 1918 to the Udvarhely County in the Kingdom of Hungary. After WWI, by the terms of the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of Romania. As a result of the Second Vienna Award, it belonged again to Hungary between 1940 and 1944. After WWII, 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 Mureş-Hungarian Autonomous Province until it was abolished in 1968. Since then, the commune has been part of Harghita County.

Demographics

The commune has an absolute Székely (Hungarian) majority. According to the 2002 census it has a population of 6,180 of which 95.4% or 5,896 are ethnic Hungarians.

Gallery

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  Korond pottery

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  Korond plate

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  Stove tile

References

1. ^ Romanian Census 2002; retrieved on May 6, 2010