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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. 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.

  5. 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 ...

  6. Brașov County - Wikipedia

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    UTC+3 ( EEST) Historically, the county was located in the central part of Greater Romania, in the southeastern part of Transylvania. Its capital was Brașov. Its territory included the part of the old region of Țara Bârsei. The county's territory was enlarged as a result of the administrative reform of 1925.

  7. Romania - Wikipedia

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    – in Europe (green & dark grey) – in the European Union (green) – [Legend] Capital and largest city Bucharest 44°25′N 26°06′E  /  44.417°N 26.100°E  / 44.417; 26.100 Official languages Romanian Recognised minority languages See here Hungarian Romani German Turkish Ethnic groups (2021) 89.3% Romanians 6.0% Hungarians 3.4% Romani 1.2% others Religion (2021) 84.79% ...

  8. List of mayors of Brașov - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of the people (only men, as of 2014) who have fulfilled the role of mayor or its temporal equivalent in the Transylvanian city of Brașov in Romania. Entries followed by a cross sign (†) mean that the respective person deceased while in office.

  9. Brașov rebellion - Wikipedia

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    Labor uprisings sprouted in the major industrial centers of Cluj-Napoca (November 1986) and Nicolina, Iași (February 1987), culminating in a massive strike in Brașov, one of the largest cities in Romania. Ceaușescu's draconian economic measures sought to curb food and energy consumption and reduce worker's wages.