Braşov County
Braşov (();
Hungarian:
Brassó) is a county (
judeţ) of
Romania, in
Transylvania, with the capital city at
Braşov.
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Covasna County in the East.
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Sibiu County in the West.
*
Mureş County and
Harghita County in the North.
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Argeş County,
Dâmboviţa County and
Prahova County in the South.
In
2002, it had a population of 589,028 and the
population density was 110/km².
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Romanians - 87.28%
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Hungarians - 8.65%
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Romas - 3.10%
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Ethnic Germans - 0.75%
edrcofficial statisticsTraditionally the Romanian population was concentrated in the West and South-West of the County, the Hungarians are in the East part of the county, and the Germans were in the North and around Braşov city.
The county has a total area of 5,363 km².
The South side comprises the
Carpathian Mountains (
Southern Carpathians and
Eastern Carpathians) with
Făgăraş Mountains,
Bucegi Mountains,
Piatra Mare Mountains,
Piatra Craiului Mountains and
Postăvaru Mountains. In the east side there is the
Braşov Depression, and in the west side there is the
Olt River valley. Between them there are the
Perşani Mountains.
The North and West side of the county is crossed by the
Olt River.
Braşov is one of the most prosperous regions of
Romania and has a tradition in industry. During WWII,
IAR 80 fighter aircraft were built in Braşov. During the
communist period it was heavily industrialised, and its heritage were some very large industrial complexes. Some of them managed to survive and adapt to the capitalist type market economy, some of them didn't, leaving behind them a high rate of unemployement. Due to new investments, mainly foreign ones, the economy managed to partially recover.
The predominant industries in the county are:
* Mechanical and automotive industry.
* Chemical industry.
* Construction materials.
* Food industry.
Around
Făgăraş and
Victoria there are big chemical complexes which pollute the region.
Braşov contains some of the most attractive tourist destinations in
Romania.
The main tourist attractions in the county are:
* The city of
Braşov.
*
Poiana Braşov mountain resort.
*
Predeal mountain resort.
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Bran area.
* The
Făgăraş Mountains.
* The medieval fortresses of
Făgăraş and
Râşnov.
* The
Fortified churches from the Saxon villages in the
Burzenland area.
The county has 4 municipalities, 6 towns and 47 communes.
Municipalities
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Braşov (Brassó, Kronstadt)
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Făgăraş (Fogaras)
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Codlea (Feketehalom)
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Săcele (Hétfalu)
Towns
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Ghimbav (Vídombák)
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Predeal*
Râşnov (Rozsnyó)
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Rupea (Kőhalom)
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Victoria*
Zărneşti (Zernyest)
Communes
