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Johannes Honter (also known as Johann Hynter; Latinized as Johann Honterus or Ioannes Honterus; Romanian sources may credit him as Ioan, Hungarian ones as János; 1498 – 23 January 1549) was a Transylvanian Saxon, renaissance humanist, Protestant reformer, and theologian. Honter is best known for his geographic and cartographic publishing ...
2,500 feet (760 m) Owner. Archduke Dominic of Austria-Tuscany. Bran Castle. Bran Castle ( Romanian: Castelul Bran; German: Schloss Bran or Die Törzburg; Hungarian: Törcsvári kastély) is a castle in Bran, 25 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of Brașov. The castle was built by Saxons in 1377 who were given the privilege by Louis I of Hungary.
Prejmer. / 45.717°N 25.767°E / 45.717; 25.767. Prejmer ( German: Tartlau; Hungarian: Prázsmár) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Lunca Câlnicului ( Farkasvágó ), Prejmer, and Stupinii Prejmerului ( Rohrau; Méheskert ). Located 18 km (11 mi) northeast of Brașov, the Olt ...
The square at night. The square is around number 1 in this map of 17th-century Brașov. The square in 1910. The Council Square ( Piața Sfatului in Romanian, former Marktplatz in German, Főtér or Tanács tér in Hungarian) is located in the historic centre of Brașov, Romania. [1] It obtained its right to hold markets in 1520, but it has been ...
Brașov railway station. / 45.6611611°N 25.6135056°E / 45.6611611; 25.6135056. The Brașov railway station is the main station in Brașov, Romania. The building on the current location was opened to traffic in 1962. The station's bell chimes preceding the announcements represent a few notes from Ciprian Porumbescu 's operetta Crai Nou .
Făgăraș ( Romanian pronunciation: [fəɡəˈraʃ]; German: Fogarasch, Fugreschmarkt, Hungarian: Fogaras) is a city in central Romania, located in Brașov County. It lies on the Olt River and has a population of 26,284 as of 2021. It is situated in the historical region of Transylvania, and is the main city of a subregion, Țara Făgărașului .
The Brașov Olympic Ice Rink (Romanian: Patinoarul Olimpic Brașov) is a multi-purpose ice rink in Brașov, Romania.Located at number 5 Turnului Street which is 5 minutes walking distance from the railway station and easily accessible by public transportation, it was opened in January 2010.
Following World War I, Brașov, along with entire Transylvania, became part of the enlarged Kingdom of Romania. Delegate mayors. Dr. Carol Schnell (delegate mayor), 1918–1926; Emil Socaciu (delegate mayor), 1926; Mayors. Dr. Constantin Moga, 1926–1928; start of local administration in the Romanian language