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Harghita Church in Corbu, Harghita, Rom.

Harghita

county, Romania
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Harghita, județ (county), north-central Romania, occupying an area of 2,563 square miles (6,639 square km). It is dominated by the Eastern Carpathian mountain ranges of Baraolt, Gurghiu, and the volcanic Harghita. Settlement areas lie in intermontane valleys, including the Ciuc and Gurge depressions. The Olt (southward) and Mureș (northward) rivers drain the county. Miercurea-Ciuc is the county capital. Miercurea-Ciuc and the towns of Sâncrăieni, Odorheiu Secuiesc, and Sânsimion have industries that produce textiles, timber, and...

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