Brassó County Administrative Map
Brassó may refer to: * ''Brassó'', the Hungarian name for Brașov, present-day Romania ** Brassói aprópecsenye, Hungarian dish * Brassó County, a county of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1876 to 1920 with the above city as county seat * ''Brassó'', the Hungarian name for Brăşeu village, Zam Commune, Hunedoara County, Romania See also * Brasso Brasso is a metal polish designed to remove tarnish from brass, copper, chrome and stainless steel. It is available either directly as a liquid or as an impregnated wadding pad. History Brasso originated in Britain in about 1905. Reckitt & ...

Brașov
Brașov (, , ; german: Kronstadt; hu, Brassó; la, Corona; Transylvanian Saxon: ''Kruhnen'') is a city in Transylvania, Romania and the administrative centre of Brașov County. According to the latest Romanian census (2011), Brașov has a population of 253,200 making it the 7th most populous city in Romania. The metropolitan area is home to 382,896 residents. Brașov is located in the central part of the country, about north of Bucharest and from the Black Sea. It is surrounded by the Southern Carpathians and is part of the historical region of Transylvania. Historically, the city was the center of the Burzenland, once dominated by the Transylvanian Saxons, and a significant commercial hub on the trade roads between Austria (then Archduchy of Austria, within the Habsburg monarchy, and subsequently Austrian Empire) and Turkey (then Ottoman Empire). It is also where the national anthem of Romania was first sung. Names Brassovia, Brassó, Brașov, etc. According to Dragoș Mo ...
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Brassói Aprópecsenye
''Brassói aprópecsenye'' (translated as "tiny roasts from Brașov") is a Hungarian dish. It is a hot dish made from pork and seasoned potatoes, which can include garlic, onion, paprika, oil, salt, and pepper, although there are several variations. The origin of the dish is not clearly established, but it is believed to date back to the 19th or 20th century. Origin The recipe for ''brassói aprópecsenye'' is sometimes attributed to Nándor Gróf, the head chef of the Hungarian State Railways Hungarian State Railways ( hu, Magyar Államvasutak, MÁV) is the Hungarian national railway company, with divisions "MÁV START Zrt." (passenger transport), "MÁV-Gépészet Zrt." (maintenance), "MÁV-Trakció Zrt." and "MÁV Cargo Zrt" (freig ..., who is said to have created the recipe in 1948 on a train traveling between Budapest and Brașov. This theory is disputed by chef György Dózsa, who indicates that the recipe is first described in a 19th-century cookbook and defines it as ...
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Brassó County
Brassó was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in central Romania (south-eastern Transylvania). The capital of the county was Brassó (''Brașov'' in Romanian, ''Kronstadt'' in German). Geography Brassó County shared borders with Romania and the Hungarian counties of Fogaras, Nagy-Küküllő, and Háromszék. The river Olt formed part of its northern border. The ridge of the Southern Carpathian Mountains forms its southern border. Its area was around 1910. History The Brassó/Kronstadt region was settled by German colonists since the 12th century. Brassó County was formed in 1876, when the administrative structure of Transylvania was changed, and was centered on the former Saxon seat of Kronstadt/Brașov. In 1920, by the Treaty of Trianon, the county became part of Romania. Its territory lies in the present Romanian county of Brașov Brașov (, , ; german: Kronstadt; hu, Brassó; la, Corona; Transylvanian Saxon: ''Kruh ...
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Zam, Hunedoara
Zam ( hu, Zám; german: Sameschdorf) is a commune in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of thirteen villages: Almaș-Săliște (''Almásszelistye''), Almășel (''Almasel''), Brășeu (''Brassó''), Cerbia (''Cserbia''), Deleni, Godinești (''Godinesd''), Micănești (''Mikanesd''), Pogănești (''Poganesd''), Pojoga (''Pozsga''), Sălciva (''Szolcsva''), Tămășești (''Tamasesd''), Valea, and Zam. The commune is located in the northwestern part of the county, on the border with Arad County. It lies on the banks of the Mureș River, with the villages of Pojoga and Sălciva on the left bank and the other component villages on the right bank. The river Almaș flows into the Mureș in Cerbia, while its right tributary, Valea Mare, flows into the Almaș in Pogănești; the river Zam flows into the Mureș in the village of Zam. Zam is crossed by national road DN7 (part of European route E68), which runs from Bucharest to the border with Hungary, at Nădlac; the c ...
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