Corund

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Corund

Total population

5,088

Coordinates46.47°, 25.18°

Demographic figures from INS Romania. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Corund is a commune in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania, in the "Salt Region", and is formed of five villages: Atia (Atyha), Calonda (Kalonda), Corund (Korond), Fântâna Brazilor (Fenyőkút), and Valea lui Pavel (Pálpataka).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

K

Kálmán Nagy

Romanian-Hungarian linguist and translator (1939–1971)

Márton Lőrincz

Olympic wrestler

L

Lajos Páll

Hungarian poet from Romania (1938-2012)

S

Sándor Bíró

I

István Domokos

Romanian choreographer

Tibor Fazakas-Koszta

Hungarian painter (1966–)

M

Mihály Gálffy

Hungarian martyr, lawyer, fencer, political activist (1817–1854)

D

Domokos Izsák

Hungarian politician (1895-1977)

P

Piroska Kusztos

Romanian folklorist

D

Domokos Olajos

Hungarian journalist, contributing editor

J

János Ráduly

Romanian poet

László Vinczeffy

Hungarian painter

K

Kálmán Ürmösi

G

Gyula Cseresnyés

actor, director (1931–1995)

Lajos Ambrus

Romanian writer

L

Lajos Lőrincz

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Harghita

• Calonda
  2.5 mi away · pop. 58
• Atia
  2.8 mi away · pop. 341
• Păuleni
  3 mi away · pop. 238
• Becaș
  3.2 mi away · pop. 147
• Fântâna Brazilor
  3.4 mi away · pop. 401
• Firtușu
  3.5 mi away · pop. 210
• Valea lui Pavel
  3.5 mi away · pop. 452
• Ocna de Sus
  4.2 mi away · pop. 1,424
• Ocna de Jos
  4.5 mi away · pop. 1,685
• Inlăceni
  4.6 mi away · pop. 228
• Sâncel
  5.4 mi away · pop. 7
• Cehețel
  5.4 mi away · pop. 200

Browse all places in Harghita →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Wood Leopard Moth

Zeuzera pyrina

Seen 2026-08-11

Garden Tiger

Arctia caja

Seen 2026-08-09

Grass Eggar

Lasiocampa trifolii

Seen 2026-08-08

Iron Prominent

Notodonta dromedarius

Seen 2026-08-08

The Argentine

Spatalia argentina

Seen 2026-08-07

Black Arches

Lymantria monacha

Seen 2026-08-07

Knapweed Root Moth

Agapeta zoegana

Seen 2026-08-07

Southern Grass Emerald

Chlorissa cloraria

Seen 2026-08-07

Pebble Hook-tip

Drepana falcataria

Seen 2026-08-06

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).