Homorod, Braşov

"Homoród" redirects here. For Homorod village, Hunedoara County, called Homoród in Hungarian, see Geoagiu.

Homorod
—  Commune  —
Homorod
Coordinates: 46°2′30″N 25°17′3″E / 46.04167°N 25.28417°E / 46.04167; 25.28417
Country	Romania
County	Braşov County
Population (2002)[1]	2,400
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Homorod (German: Hamruden; Hungarian: Homoród) is a commune in Braşov County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Homorod, Jimbor and Mercheaşa.

At the 2002 census, 50.7% of inhabitants were Romanians, 31.2% Hungarians, 16.2% Roma and 1.8% Germans. 64.6% were Romanian Orthodox, 11.8% Evangelical Lutheran, 8.3% Roman Catholic, 6.5% Unitarian, 2.8% Reformed, 2.3% belonged to another religion, and 1.5% Evangelical of Augustan Confession.

Gallery

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  Homorod sign

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  The Saxon fortified church of Homorod
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  Inside the church

See also

• List of castles in Romania
• Tourism in Romania
• Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania

Coordinates: 46°02′30″N 25°17′03″E / 46.04167°N 25.28417°E / 46.04167; 25.28417

References

1. ^ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 1, 2010