Ogra ( hu, Marosugra or colloquially ''Ugra'', pronounced: ) is a commune in Mureș County,

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. It is composed of five villages: Dileu Vechi (''Oláhdellő''), Giuluș (''Gyulas''), Lăscud (''Lackod''), Ogra, and Vaideiu (''Mezőújfalu''). The commune is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau, on the banks of the Mureș River. It is located in the southwestern part of the county, from the county seat, Târgu Mureș. The

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connects Ogra to Brașov ( Cristian), to the southeast and

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( Gilău), to the northwest. The Târgu Mureș International Airport is to the east. As of 2011, the commune had a population of 2,387, consisting of 45.3%

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, 29.2%

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, and 21.3%

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. The was built in the 17th century in the

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. 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 The Ogra mine is a large salt mine located in central Romania in Mureș County, close to Ogra. Ogra represents one of the largest salt reserves in Romania having estimated reserves of 100 billion tonnes of NaCl Sodium chloride , commonly kno ...

is a

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located on the territory of the commune.

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Communes in Mureș County Localities in Transylvania {{Mureș-geo-stub

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