Ogra

Ogra (Hungarian: Marosugra or colloquially Ugra, pronounced: [ˈmɒroʃuɡrɒ]) 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).

CountryRomania

Area

52.17 km² (20.14 sq mi)

Elevation

329 m (1,079 ft)

Population

(2021-12-01)^[1]

2,442

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Ogra
Commune
Haller Castle
Coat of arms
Location in Mureș County
Ogra Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°26′N 24°19′E
Country	Romania
County	Mureș
Government
• Mayor (2024–2028)	Teodor Neacșa (PSD)
Area	52.17 km2 (20.14 sq mi)
Elevation	329 m (1,079 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[1]	2,442
• Density	46.81/km2 (121.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code	547440
Area code	+40 x59
Vehicle reg.	MS
Website	primariaogra.ro

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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 the 2011 census, the commune had a population of 2,387, of which 45.3% were Romanians, 29.2% Roma, and 21.3% Hungarians. At the 2021 census, Ogra had a population of 2,442; of those, 40.46% were Roma, 33.7% Romanians, and 15.85% Hungarians.^[2]

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.^[3] 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.