Praid

Praid

Parajd
Praid Parajd
Commune
	Location in Harghita County
	Praid Location in Romania
	Coordinates: 46°33′N 25°8′E / 46.550°N 25.133°E
Country	Romania
County	Harghita
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	László Nyágrus (UDMR)
Area	180.03 km2 (69.51 sq mi)
Elevation	506 m (1,660 ft)
Population (2021-12-01)	6,542
• Density	36/km2 (94/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	537240
Area code	+40 266
Vehicle reg.	HR
Website	www.primaria-praid.ro

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: 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.^[3]

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.^[4]

Natives

Vilmos Nagy de Nagybaczon (1884–1976), commanding general of the Royal Hungarian Army

Tourism

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.^{[citation needed]}