Lăzarea

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Lăzarea Gyergyószárhegy
Location of Lăzarea
Coordinates: 46°45′0″N 25°32′0″E / 46.75, 25.53333
Country	Romania
County	Harghita County
Status	Commune
Government
- Mayor	Péter Gál (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Population (2002)
- Total	3,607
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Lăzarea or Gyergyószárhegy (Romanian: Lăzarea; Hungarian: Gyergyószárhegy) is a commune in Harghita County, Romania comprising 2 villages:

• Ghiduţ/Güdüc
• Lăzarea/Gyergyószárhegy

It 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).

[edit] Demographics

The commune has an absolute Székely (Hungarian) majority. According to the 2002 census it has a population of 3,607; of which 97.14% or 3,504 are Hungarian.

[edit] External links

• Lăzarea at Harghita County website

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