Brasov County

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Location of the Brașov County in Romania
Map of Brașov County
New coat of arms of the Brașov region
Coat of arms until 2019
Coat of arms of the Brașov district, at the time of real socialism
Brașov County coat of arms, in the interwar period

Brașov ([ braˈʃov ]; pronunciation ? / I ) is a Romanian district (Județ) in the Transylvania region with the district capital Brașov ( German Kronstadt , Hungarian Brassó ). Its common abbreviation and license plate are BV. Audio file / audio sample  

The Braşov County borders in the north to the counties Mures and Harghita , in the east to the Covasna County , in the south to the counties of Prahova , Dambovita and Arges and in the west to the Sibiu county .

Demographics

In 2002 the district had 588,366 inhabitants and a population density of 110 inhabitants per km². In addition to Romanians, who make up the main population, there are still German-speaking and Hungarian -speaking parts of the population.

In 2011, the Brașov district had 549,217 inhabitants, a population density of around 102 inhabitants per km².

geography

Waters

The main river is the Olt (Alt) , which crosses the Brașov district over a length of 210 kilometers. Its tributaries are: Baraolt, Vârghiş , Aita, Homorodul Vechi, Valea Mare, Râul Negru , Timiş, Bârsa , Ghimbăşel , Șinca, Sâmbăta, Vulcănița, Sebeş , Berivoiul, Breaza, Viştea and Rodbav.

climate

The climate is continentally cool and wet in the mountain areas with relatively little rainfall and slightly higher temperatures in the lower areas.

The lowest temperature in Romania was registered on January 25, 1942 in the municipality of Bod (Brenndorf) at −38.5 ° C. The winds often reach up to 25-30 m / s in the peaks of the mountains  . The prevailing wind direction is west.

Landscapes

The Brașov County has a total area of ​​5363 km², which corresponds to 2.2% of the area of ​​Romania. Its heathland is hilly and rises from north to south in the sea level. In the middle, valley landscapes dominate, separated by the Perșani Mountains (ghost forest) . In the north-west lies a part of the Harbach highlands . In the south rise the Fagaras Mountains , the Bucegi Mountains (Butschetsch Mountains) , the Piatra Craiului Mountains (Königstein) , the Postăvarul Mountains (Schuler) , the Piatra Mare Mountains (Hohenstein) and the Ciucaș Mountains (Crow's stone) .

On the summit of Omul in the Bucegi Mountains (Munții Bucegi) , the lowest annual temperatures are measured with an average of −2.6 ° C; the highest annual rainfall in the district averages 1346 mm and the average annual temperature of the Brasov district is 8 ° C.

cities and communes

Status of the localities

The Brașov County officially consists of 166 localities. 10 of these have the status of a city, 48 that of a municipality and the rest are administratively assigned to cities and municipalities.

Largest towns in Brașov County

City / municipality Residents
Brașov ( German Kronstadt , Hungarian Brassó ) 253.200
Săcele (dt. Seven villages , ung. Szecseleváros ) 030,798
Făgăraș (German Fogarasch , Hungarian Fogaras ) 030,714
Zărneşti (German Zernescht , Hungarian Zernest ) 023,476
Codlea (German Zeiden , Hungarian Feketehalom ) 021,708
Râșnov (German Rosenau , Hungarian Barcarozsnyó ) 015,022
Victoria (German Viktoriastadt , Hungarian Győzelemváros ) 007,386
Prejmer (German Tartlau , Hungarian Prazsmar ) 008,472
Tărlungeni (German Tatrang ) 008,320
Feldioara (German Marienburg , Hungarian Földvár ) 006.154
Hărman (German Honigberg , Hungarian Hermány ) 005,402
Rupea (German Reps , Hungarian Köhalom ) 005,269
Bran (German Törzburg , Hungarian Törcsvár ) 005,181
Hoghiz (German hot water , Hungarian Olthévíz ) 005,025
Moieciu (German Moesch , Hungarian Alsómoécs ) 004,892
Predeal (Hungarian Predeál ) 004,755
Ghimbav (German Weidenbach , Hungarian Vidombák ) 004,698
Vulcan (German Wolkendorf , Hungarian Szászvolkány ) 004,567
Cristian (German New Town , Hungarian Keresztényfalva ) 004,457
(As of October 20, 2011)

See also

Web links

Commons : Brașov county  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b 2011 census in Romania ( MS Excel ; 1.3 MB)