Brașov (Romanian pronunciation: [braˈʃov] ( listen)) is a county (județ) of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Brașov. The county incorporates within its boundaries most of the Medieval "lands" (țări) Burzenland and Făgăraș Land.
In Hungarian, it is known as Brassó, and in German as Kreis Brașov. During Austro-Hungarian administration, from 1876 to to 1918, there was a county with similar name (see: Brassó County).
In October 31, ...
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Brașov (Romanian pronunciation: [braˈʃov] ( listen)) is a county (județ) of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Brașov. The county incorporates within its boundaries most of the Medieval "lands" (țări) Burzenland and Făgăraș Land.
In Hungarian, it is known as Brassó, and in German as Kreis Brașov. During Austro-Hungarian administration, from 1876 to to 1918, there was a county with similar name (see: Brassó County).
In October 31, 2011, it had a population of 505,442 and the population density was 94/km².
Traditionally 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 Brașov city.
The county has a total area of 5,363 km².
The South side comprises the Carpathian Mountains (Southern Carpathians and Eastern Carpathians) with Făgăraș Mountains, Bucegi Mountains, Piatra Mare Mountains, Piatra Craiului Mountains and the Postăvarul Massif. In the...
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