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  2. Brașov - Wikipedia

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    According to the 2021 census, with 237,589 inhabitants, Brașov is the 6th most populous city in Romania. [2] [6] The metropolitan area was home to 371,802 residents. [2] Brașov is located in the central part of the country, about 166 km (103 mi) north of Bucharest and 380 km (236 mi) from the Black Sea.

  3. Râșnov - Wikipedia

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    Râșnov ( Romanian pronunciation: [ˈrɨʃnov]; German: Rosenau; Hungarian: Barcarozsnyó; Transylvanian Saxon dialect: Ruusenåå; [3] Latin: Rosnovia) is a town in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania with a population of 15,920. It is located at about 15 km (9.3 mi) from the city of Brașov and about the same distance from Bran, on DN73, a ...

  4. Piața Sfatului - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Biserica Neagră - Wikipedia

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    The Black Church ( Romanian: Biserica Neagră, German: Die Schwarze Kirche, Hungarian: Fekete templom ), stands in the city of Brașov in south-eastern Transylvania, Romania. It was built by the local Transylvanian Saxon ( German) community of the city during medieval times and represents the main Gothic-style monument in the country, as well ...

  6. Romania - Wikipedia

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    Romania is the largest country in Southeastern Europe and the twelfth-largest in Europe, having an area of 238,397 square kilometres (92,046 sq mi). [243] : 17 It lies between latitudes 43° and 49° N and longitudes 20° and 30° E. The terrain is distributed roughly equally between mountains, hills, and plains.

  7. Transilvania University of Brașov - Wikipedia

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    Transilvania University of Brașov ( Romanian: Universitatea Transilvania din Brașov; UNITBV, also stylised UniTBv) is a higher education and research institution in Brașov, Romania which comprises 18 faculties, with a number of over 20,000 students and over 690 teaching staff members. Currently, Transilvania University of Brașov is the ...

  8. Tâmpa (Brașov) - Wikipedia

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    Tâmpa. /  45.633°N 25.583°E  / 45.633; 25.583. Tâmpa ( German: Zinne, or Kapellenberg; Hungarian: Cenk; Latin: Mons Cinum) is a mountain, part of the Postăvarul Massif, located in the southern part of the Eastern Carpathians (alternatively categorized as in the Curvature Carpathians) and almost entirely surrounded by the city of Brașov.

  9. Bran Castle - Wikipedia

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    Elevation. 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 ...