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  2. Victoria, Brașov - Wikipedia

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    Victoria, Brașov. /  45.74278°N 24.69000°E  / 45.74278; 24.69000. Victoria ( Romanian pronunciation: [vikˈtori.a]; German: Viktoriastadt; Hungarian: Viktóriaváros) is a town in the western part of Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It had a population of 6,446 at the 2021 census.

  3. Plan XVII - Wikipedia

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    Plan XVII (pronounced [plɑ̃ dis.sɛt]) was the name of a "scheme of mobilization and concentration" that was adopted by the French Conseil Supérieur de la Guerre (the peacetime title of the French Grand Quartier Général) from 1912 to 1914, to be put into effect by the French Army in a war between France and Germany.

  4. Brașov rebellion - Wikipedia

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    A massive bonfire of party records and propaganda burned for hours in the city square. By dusk, Securitate forces and the military surrounded the city center and disbanded the revolt by force. Though no one was killed, some 300 protesters were arrested. In the period that protesters were being detained they were tortured by state investigators ...

  5. St. Nicholas Church, Brașov - Wikipedia

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    45°38′08″N 25°34′53″E. /  45.63556°N 25.58139°E  / 45.63556; 25.58139. Architecture. Founder. Neagoe Basarab. Website. www .protopopiatul-brasov .ro. Murals. Saint Nicholas Church ( Romanian: Biserica Sfântul Nicolae) is a Romanian Orthodox church in Brașov, dominating the historic district of Șcheii Brașovului .

  6. 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 ...

  7. Brașov railway station - Wikipedia

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    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 .

  8. Șcheii Brașovului - Wikipedia

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    Șcheii Brașovului ( Hungarian: Bolgárszeg, German: Belgerei or more recently Obere Vorstadt; traditional Romanian name: Bulgărimea, colloquially Șchei) is the old ethnically Bulgarian and Romanian neighborhood of Brașov, a city in southeastern Transylvania, Romania. This village -like section of the town is mostly made up of small houses ...

  9. Brașov Synagogue - Wikipedia

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    657-square-metre (7,000 sq ft) The Beth Israel Synagogue in Brasov (Hebrew: בית ישראל), stands at 29 Poarta Șchei Street in the center of Brasov, Romania, behind the street front, on a plot surrounded by houses. The synagogue still plays a ritual role. The building complex includes a community seat and a kosher restaurant.