- Lăzarea
Infobox Settlement
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = ROU
timezone=EET
utc_offset=+2
timezone_DST=EEST
utc_offset_DST=+3
map_caption = Location of Lăzarea|official_name=Lăzarea
image_shield=
subdivision_type1=County
subdivision_name1=Harghita County
subdivision_type2=Status
subdivision_name2=Commune
settlement_type=Commune|
leader_title=Mayor
leader_name=Péter Gál
|leader_party=Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania
area_total_km2=
population_as_of=2002
population_total=3607|latd=46|latm=45|lats=0|latNS=N|longd=25|longm=32|longs=0|longEW=E|
website=Lăzarea ( _ro. Lăzarea; _hu. Gyergyószárhegy) is a commune in
Harghita County ,Romania comprising 2 villages:
* Ghiduţ/Güdüc
* Lăzarea/GyergyószárhegyIt is one of the oldest settlements in the area, and is now a tourist and cultural centre. It has various local attractions, including the Lázár castle (1450).
Demographics
The commune has an absolute
Székely (Hungarian) majority. According to the2002 census it has a population of 3,607; of which 97.14% or 3,504 are Hungarian.External links
* [http://www.harghita.ro/eng/3/34/34szarhegy.html Lăzarea at Harghita County website]
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