Homorod, Brașov

Commune in Brașov, Romania

(2020–2024) Ștefan-Doru Șona (PSD)Area

119.61 km² (46.18 sq mi)Elevation

463 m (1,519 ft)Population

(2021-12-01)^[1]

2,260 • Density19/km² (49/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal code

507105

Area code(+40) 02 68Vehicle reg.BVWebsitehomorod.ro

Homorod (German: Hamruden; Hungarian: Homoród) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Homorod, Jimbor (Sommerburg; Székelyzsombor), and Mercheașa (Streitfort; Mirkvásár).

The commune is located in the northern part of the county, on the border with Harghita County, 62 km (39 mi) from the county seat, Brașov. It lies on the banks of the Homorod River, at the confluence of the Homorodul Mare and Homorodul Mic.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
2002	2,400	—
2011	2,209	−8.0%
2021	2,260	+2.3%
Source: Census data

At the 2021 census, Homorod had a population of 2,260; of those, 64.51% were Romanians, 19.69% Hungarians, and 5.22% Roma.^[2] At the 2011 census, the commune had 2,209 inhabitants, of which 49.3% were Romanians, 29.9% Hungarians, 18.4% Roma, and 1.2% Germans. At the 2002 census, 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.

Natives

József Nyírő (1889–1953), Hungarian writer and politician associated with fascism

References

^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.