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Commune in Mureș, Romania
Ogra Marosugra
Commune
Haller CastleHaller Castle
Coat of arms of OgraCoat of arms
Location in Mureș CountyLocation in Mureș County
Ogra is located in RomaniaOgraOgraLocation in Romania
Coordinates: 46°26′N 24°19′E / 46.433°N 24.317°E / 46.433; 24.317
CountryRomania
CountyMureș
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Teodor Neacșa (PSD)
Area52.17 km (20.14 sq mi)
Elevation329 m (1,079 ft)
Population2,442
 • Density47/km (120/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code547440
Area code+40 x59
Vehicle reg.MS
Websiteprimariaogra.ro

Ogra (Hungarian: Marosugra or colloquially Ugra, pronounced: ) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Dileu Vechi (Oláhdellő), Giuluș (Gyulas), Lăscud (Lackod), Ogra, and Vaideiu (Mezőújfalu).

The commune is on the Transylvanian Plateau, on the banks of the Mureș River. It is in the southwestern part of the county, 22 km (14 mi) from the county seat, Târgu Mureș. The A3 motorway connects Ogra to Brașov (Cristian), 160.1 km (99.5 mi) to the southeast and Cluj-Napoca (Gilău), 89.7 km (55.7 mi) to the northwest. The Târgu Mureș International Airport is 8.7 km (5.4 mi) to the east.

As of 2011, the commune had a population of 2,387, 45.3% Romanians, 29.2% Roma, and 21.3% Hungarians.

Haller Castle [ro] was originally built in the seventeenth century, although most of the current building dates from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and is Post-Baroque. It was nationalized by the Communist authorities in 1949, and served for a while as a school and then town hall; since 2011 it functions as a hotel and restaurant.

The Ogra mine is a large salt mine in the commune.

See also

References

  1. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. "Castel Haller:Istorie". Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  • Reformed church in Ogra Reformed church in Ogra
  • Orthodox church in Giuluș Orthodox church in Giuluș
  • Greek Catholic church in Lăscud Greek Catholic church in Lăscud
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