Brăduț
commune in Covasna County, Romania
Brăduț (Romanian: Brăduț; Hungarian: Bardóc) is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania composed of four villages: Brăduț, Doboșeni (Székelyszáldobos), Filia (Erdőfüle), and Tălișoara (Olasztelek).
Geography
The commune is situated in the northeastern foothills of the Perșani Mountains, at an altitude of 503 m (1,650 ft), in the valley of the river Cormoș. It is located in the northwestern extremity of Covasna County, just north of the town of Baraolt and 52 km (32 mi) from the county seat, Sfântu Gheorghe, on the border with Harghita County. Brăduț may be accessed from the south by county road DJ131, followed by communal road DC42.
Demographics
The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 census, it had a population of 4,688, of which 83.64% or 3,921 were Hungarians. At the 2021 census, Brăduț had a population of 4,923; of those, 65.33% were Hungarians, 24.86% Roma, and 4.57% Romanians.
Brăduț
In Hungarian, the village is called Bardóc. It is centrally located within the commune. Its first mention as "Bardach" dates back to 1333.
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