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Country
  
Romania

Historic region
  
Transylvania

Area rank
  
25th in Romania

Area
  
5,363 km²

Development region
  
Centru

Capital city (Reședință de județ)
  
Brașov

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Capital
  
Brașov

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Colleges and Universities
  
Transilvania University of Brașov, Université George Barițiu

Clubs and Teams
  
FC Brașov, ASC Corona 2010 Brașov

Points of interest
  
Bran Castle, Biserica Neagră, Tâmpa - Brașov, Piatra Craiului Mountains, Poiana Brașov

Destinations
  
Brașov, Bran, Predeal, Moieciu, Făgăraș

Brașov ([braˈʃov]) is a county (județ) of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Brașov. The county incorporates within its boundaries most of the Medieval "lands" (țări) Burzenland and Făgăraș.

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Name

In Hungarian, it is known as Brassó megye, and in German as Kreis Kronstadt. During Austro-Hungarian administration, from 1876 to 1918, there was a county with similar name (see: Brassó County).

Demographics

In October 20, 2011, it had a population of 549,217 and the population density was 100/km².

  • Romanians – 87.4%
  • Hungarians – 7.77%
  • Romas – 3.5%
  • Ethnic Germans – 0.65%

    • Traditionally the Romanian population was concentrated in the West and South-West of the County, the Hungarians are in the East part of the county, and the Germans were in the North and around Brașov city.

    Geography

    The county has a total area of 5,363 km².

    The South side comprises the Carpathian Mountains (Southern Carpathians and Eastern Carpathians) with Făgăraș Mountains, Bucegi Mountains, Piatra Mare Mountains, Piatra Craiului Mountains and the Postăvarul Massif. In the east side there is the Brașov Depression, and in the west side there is the Olt River valley. Between them there are the Perșani Mountains. The North and West side of the county is crossed by the Olt River.

    Neighbours

  • Covasna County in the East.
  • Sibiu County in the West.
  • Mureș County and Harghita County in the North.
  • Argeș County, Dâmbovița County and Prahova County in the South.

    • Economy

    Brașov is one of the most prosperous regions of Romania and has a tradition in industry. During World War II, IAR 80 and towards the end of the war Bf109, fighter aircraft were built in Brașov. During the communist period it was heavily industrialised, and its heritage were some very large industrial complexes. Some of them managed to survive and adapt to the capitalist type market economy, some of them didn't, leaving behind them a high rate of unemployment. Due to new investments, mainly foreign ones, the economy managed to partially recover.

    The predominant industries in the county are:

  • Mechanical and automotive industry.
  • Chemical industry.
  • Construction materials.
  • Food industry.

    • Around Victoria there are big chemical complexes which pollute the region.

    Tourism

    Brașov contains some of the most attractive tourist destinations in Romania.

    The main tourist attractions in the county are:

  • The city of Brașov.
  • Poiana Brașov mountain resort.
  • Predeal mountain resort.
  • Bran with its castle often referred to as Dracula's castle.
  • The Făgăraș Mountains.
  • The medieval fortresses of Făgăraș and Râșnov.
  • The Fortified churches from the Saxon villages in the Burzenland area.

    • Politics

    The Brașov County Council, elected at the 2016 local government elections, is made up of 35 counselors, with the following party composition:

    Administrative divisions

    Brașov County has 4 municipalities, 6 towns and 48 communes:

  • Municipalities
  • Brașov – county seat; 253,200 (as of 2011)
  • Codlea
  • Făgăraș
  • Săcele

    • References

    Brașov County Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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