Bran

Bran Bran
Castle
Törcsvár

Basic data

State :

Romania

Historical region :

Transylvania

Circle :

Brașov

Coordinates :

45 ° 31 ' N , 25 ° 22' E Coordinates: 45 ° 30 '58 " N , 25 ° 22' 10" E

Time zone :

EET ( UTC +2)

Height :

720 m

Area :

67.85 km²

Residents :

5,181 (October 20, 2011)

Population density :

76 inhabitants per km²

Postal code :

507025

Telephone code :

(+40) 02 68

License plate :

BV

Structure and administration (as of 2016)

Community type :

local community

Structure :

Bran, Poarta , Predeluț , Șimon , Sohodol

Mayor :

Dorel-Nicu-Rareș Rădăcină ( PSD + ALDE )

Postal address :

Str. Principală, no. 504
loc. Bran, jud. Brașov, RO-507025

Website :

www.primariabran.ro

Bran ( German Törzburg , Hungarian Törcsvár ) is a municipality in Transylvania , Romania , and is located in the Brașov district .

Geographical location

Location of the Bran municipality in the Brașov district

The municipality of Bran is located in the southeast of the Transylvanian Basin , east of the Piatra Craiului Mountains (Königsstein) and west of the Bucegi Mountains (Butschetsch Mountains) . Bran is located at the mouth of the Șimon brook in the Turcu and on Drum național 73 - a section of the European route 574 - about 12 kilometers from the small town of Râşnov (Rosenau) and 30 kilometers southwest of the district capital Braşov (Kronstadt) . The place became famous for its castle, which is located above the village. From here the Bran Pass leads from southeastern Transylvania to the historical region of Great Wallachia .

history

Bran was first mentioned in a document in 1377. In a cave called by the locals near Valea Coacăzei , according to Alfred Prox , archaeological finds that point to the Early Bronze Age were made.

In the Kingdom of Hungary , today's community belonged to the chair district Törcsvár in the County of Fagaras , then the historic district of Brasov and from 1950 to today's district Braşov.

population

The population of the municipality developed as follows:

census		Ethnic composition
year	population	Romanians	Hungary	German	other
1850	3,896	3,751	35	34	76
1930	4,737	4,628	52	32	25th
1977	6,029	5,971	40	11	7th
2002	5,292	5,281	5	2	4th
2011	5,181	4,820	10	3	348 (13 Roma)

Since 1850, the highest number of inhabitants in the area of today's municipality was determined in 1977. 1977 also marks the highest absolute number of ethnic Romanians to date. The highest population of the Magyars (98) was registered in 1910, that of the Romanian Germans (69) in 1880 and that of the Roma (76) in 1850.

Attractions

The Bran Castle is located high on a steep cliff above the canyon and the road that Transylvania with Wallachia links. The building, the construction of which was decided in 1377, was expanded into a tourist attraction under Ceausescu. The castle is similar to the castle of the vampire lord described in Bram Stoker's Dracula . The historical model of Dracula, the Wallachian prince Vlad III. Drăculea , however, probably never set foot there. The property is a listed building.
The Muzeul National Bran village museum was built in the 16th century, renovated in the 19th century and belonged to the Austro-Hungarian customs administration until 1918. The present museum was opened in 1957 under the name Secția Etnografică Bran . Due to increased expenses and the return of the property to the owners, the museum should be closed in 2017, its operation has been extended until May 25, 2018. The property is a listed building.

View of Bran
Monument to General Traian Moșoiu in Bran
Bran Castle

City council

Bran is administered by a mayor. Several parties and one non-party are currently represented in the city council. The last election in 2016 produced the following results:

Voting shares
Partidul Social Democrat - Liberală PSD + ALDE Bran	Partidul Național Liberal	Partidul Ecologist Român	Non-party
7th	6th	1	1

Web links

Commons : Bran - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ 2011 census in Romania ( MS Excel ; 1.3 MB)
↑ Heinz Heltmann, Gustav Servatius (Ed.): Travel Guide Siebenbürgen. Kraft, Würzburg 1993, ISBN 3-8083-2019-2 .
↑ Information on Alfred Prox at sevenbuerger.de on March 12, 2006, accessed on August 4, 2017
^ Institute Of Archeology - Bran , accessed August 4, 2017 (Romanian).
↑ Census, last updated November 1, 2008 (Hungarian; PDF; 512 kB)
↑ Burgenwelt.org: History of Bran Castle, accessed on August 2, 2017
↑ ^a ^b List of historical monuments of the Romanian Ministry of Culture, updated 2015 (PDF; 12.7 MB; Romanian)
↑ Jana Pintili: Primăria Bran spune că muzeul național de lângă Castelul Bran ar putea fi închis la sfârșitul lunii. agerpres.ro, August 1, 2017, accessed November 1, 2017 (Romanian).
↑ Ministerul Culturii: Muzeul Naţional Bran nu se Inchide. cultura.ro, August 7, 2017, accessed November 1, 2017 (Romanian).
↑ 2016bec.ro accessed on August 2, 2017

[1] 2011 census in Romania ( MS Excel ; 1.3 MB)

[HHGS-2] Heinz Heltmann, Gustav Servatius (Ed.): Travel Guide Siebenbürgen. Kraft, Würzburg 1993, ISBN 3-8083-2019-2 .

[3] Information on Alfred Prox at sevenbuerger.de on March 12, 2006, accessed on August 4, 2017

[cimec-4] Institute Of Archeology - Bran , accessed August 4, 2017 (Romanian).

[5] Census, last updated November 1, 2008 (Hungarian; PDF; 512 kB)

[6] Burgenwelt.org: History of Bran Castle, accessed on August 2, 2017

[rokm-7] List of historical monuments of the Romanian Ministry of Culture, updated 2015 (PDF; 12.7 MB; Romanian)

[8] Jana Pintili: Primăria Bran spune că muzeul național de lângă Castelul Bran ar putea fi închis la sfârșitul lunii. agerpres.ro, August 1, 2017, accessed November 1, 2017 (Romanian).

[9] Ministerul Culturii: Muzeul Naţional Bran nu se Inchide. cultura.ro, August 7, 2017, accessed November 1, 2017 (Romanian).

[10] 2016bec.ro accessed on August 2, 2017