Racoș

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Racoș
Ratsch
Alsórákos
Racoș does not have a coat of arms
Racoș (Romania)
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Basic data
State : RomaniaRomania Romania
Historical region : Transylvania
Circle : Brașov
Coordinates : 46 ° 1 '  N , 25 ° 24'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 1 '26 "  N , 25 ° 24' 27"  E
Time zone : EET ( UTC +2)
Height : 484  m
Area : 77.88  km²
Residents : 3,336 (October 20, 2011)
Population density : 43 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 507175
Telephone code : (+40) 02 68
License plate : BV
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type : local community
Structure : Racoș, Mateiaș
Mayor : Ion Epureanu ( UDMR )
Postal address : St. Dr. Imreh Barna, no. 13
loc. Racoș, jud. Brașov, RO-507175
Website :

Racoș [ ˈrakoʃ ] (outdated Racoșul de Jos ; German  Ratsch , Hungarian Alsórákos ) is a municipality in the Brașov County , in Transylvania , Romania .

Geographical location

Location of Racoș in the Brașov district
View of Racoș

The municipality RACOS lies southeast of the Transylvanian Basin in Valea Oltului ( Alttal ) west of Baraolter Mountains ( Munţii Baraolt ) at the mouth of Paraul Sărat (Salzbach) in Olt ( Alt ). In the northeast of the Brașov district on the Teiuş – Braşov railway and on the DJ 131C district road ( Drum județean ), the place Racoş is about 20 kilometers east of the small town of Rupea ( Reps ), the district capital Braşov ( Kronstadt ) is about 70 kilometers south.

The basalt and limestone quarries on the area of ​​the community center shape its image. Numerous buildings and walls are made of basalt blocks.

history

The place Racoş was mentioned according to different information in 1377 or 1417, the incorporated village of Mateiaş ( Mattersdorf ) in 1721 or 1773 for the first time. However, a settlement of the region indicated by archaeological finds on the left bank of the Olt, with locals Tepeiul Ormenişului (ung. Ürmösi Töpe ) named in a report by W. Hausmann in the Roman period ; according to a report by B. Orbán into early history . Remains of Roman castles were found at Câmpul amanetat (Hungarian Zálogmezö ) and at Tepeiul Racoșului (Hungarian Rákosi Töpe ).

In the Kingdom of Hungary , today's municipality was in the Kőhalom district (today Rupea ) in the historical Groß-Kokelburg county . Subsequently, the municipality belonged to the administrative area of ​​the historical Târnava-Mare district and from 1950 to today's Brașov district.

population

At the 1850 census, 1,476 people were registered in the municipality of Racoș. 737 were Magyars , 710 Romanians , 27 Roma and two were Romanian Germans . The population rose steadily, so that in 2011 the largest number (3336) was reached. The largest number of Magyars (2,136) and Romanians (1101) were registered in 1966, Roma (681) in 2011 and Romanian Germans (25) in 1956. Serbs, Slovaks and Ukrainians were also registered in some of the recordings.

In 2011, of the 3336 people, 1,741 referred to themselves as Magyars, 743 as Romanians, 681 as Roma, three as Romanian Germans and the rest did not provide any information about their ethnicity.

Attractions

  • An archaeological dig about one kilometer southwest of the community center, called Dealul Vărăriei by the locals , is a listed building.
  • The Sükösd-Bethlen Castle , dedicated to decay , was built in 1624 and renovated in 1700. Once built as a moated castle with five towers, it had a knight's hall with beautiful stone carvings and is a listed building.
  • The reformed church , built from 1825 to 1831, is a listed building.
  • In the incorporated village of Mateiaș the Romanian Orthodox Church Sf. Arh. Mihail și Gavril , built around 1878.
  • On the area of ​​the municipality is the 1.1 hectare nature reserve with basalt stone ( Coloanele de bazalt de la Racoș ).

  • Reformed Church in Racoş

  • Ruin of Sükösd-Bethlen Castle

  • Ruin of Sükösd-Bethlen Castle

Web links

Commons : Racoș  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b 2011 census in Romania ( MS Excel ; 1.3 MB)
  2. ↑ a b c Heinz Heltmann, Gustav Servatius (ed.): Travel Guide Siebenbürgen. Kraft, Würzburg 1993, ISBN 3-8083-2019-2 .
  3. ↑ a b Information on Racoș from prefecturabrasov.ro accessed on May 15, 2016 (Romanian)
  4. ↑ Institute Of Archeology - Racoș from cimec.ro accessed on May 21, 2016 (Romanian)
  5. ↑ Census, last updated November 1, 2008 (Hungarian; PDF; 521 kB)
  6. ↑ a b c List of historical monuments of the Romanian Ministry of Culture, updated 2010 (PDF; 7.10 MB)
  7. ↑ Information on the Reformed Church at biserici.org accessed on May 21, 2016 (Romanian)
  8. ↑ Information on the church in Mateiaș from biserici.org accessed on May 21, 2016 (Romanian)
  9. ↑ Approval of the Romanian Parliament and information on the nature reserve with basalt stone in Racoș from cdep.ro on March 6, 2000 accessed on May 21, 2016 (Romanian)