Braşov

Brașov
Ceety
Frae tap, left tae richt: Foontain in Cooncil Square, Cooncil Hoose, panoramic view o the Auld Toun, Hollywood-lik sign on Tâmpa, Republic Street, Black Kirk, aerial view o St. Nicholas Kirk
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Location of Brașov
Brașov Location of Brașov
Coordinates: 45°40′N 25°37′E
Country	Romanie
Coonty	Brașov
Status	County capital
Foondit	1234
Govrenment
• Mayor	George Scripcaru (Democratic Liberal Pairty)
Area
• Ceety	267.32 km2 (103.21 sq mi)
• Metro	1368.5 km2 (528.4 sq mi)
Elevation	600 m (2,000 ft)
Population  (2011 census)
• Ceety	253,200
• Density	853/km2 (2,210/sq mi)
• Metro	369,896
Demonym(s)	brașovean, brașoveancă (ro)
Population bi ethnicity
• Romanians	91.3%
• Hungarians	7.1%
• Germans	0.5%
• Gypsies	0.4%
• Jews	0.05%
• Lipovans	0.05%
• Italians	0.036%
• Ithers	0.6%
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	RO 500xxx
Area code(s)	(+40) 268
Vehicle registration	BV
Website	http://www.brasovcity.ro

Brașov (Romanie pronunciation: [braˈʃov] ( listen); German: Kronstadt; Hungarian: Brassó, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈbrɒʃʃoː]; Medieval Laitin: Brassovia or Corona; 1950–1960: Orașul Stalin) is a ceety in Romanie an the caipital o Brașov Coonty.

Accordin tae the last Romanian census, frae 2002, there wur 284,596 fowk livin athin the ceety o Brașov, makin it the 8t maist populatit ceety in Romaniee.

Brașov is locatit in the central pairt o the kintra, aboot 166 km north o Bucharest. It is surroondit bi the Soothren Carpathians an is pairt o the Transylvanie region.

The ceety is notable for being the birthplace o the naitional anthem o Romanie an for hostin the Golden Stag International Music Festival.

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