Braşov
(Reguidit frae Brașov)
Brașov | |
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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 | |
 Coat airms | |
 Location of Brașov | |
  Brașov Location of Brașov | |
| Coordinates: 45°40′N 25°37′E / 45.667°N 25.617°ECoordinates: 45°40′N 25°37′E / 45.667°N 25.617°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[1]) | |
| • 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.
Twin ceeties
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Tampere, Finland[2]
Tours, Fraunce
Győr, Hungary
Rishon LeZion, Israel
Holstebro, Denmark
Musashino, Japan
Ghent, Belgium
Leeds, Unitit Kinrick
Minsk, Belaroushie
Trikala, Greece
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "Population at 20 October 2011" (in Romanian). INSSE. 5 Julie 2013. Archived frae the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 5 Julie 2013.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
- ↑ [1] Archived 2009-12-29 at the Wayback Machine