Moieciu (german: Mösch; hu, Alsómoécs) is a commune in

Brașov County Brașov County () is a county ( județ) of Romania, in Transylvania. Its capital city is Brașov. The county incorporates within its boundaries most of the Medieval "lands" (''țări'') Burzenland and Făgăraș. Name In Hungarian, it is known ...

Transylvania Transylvania ( ro, Ardeal or ; hu, Erdély; german: Siebenbürgen) is a historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and south its natural border is the Carpathian Mountains, and to the west the Ap ...

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

. It is located 29 km south of

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 popu ...

, within the Bran Pass. The commune is composed of six villages: Cheia (''Kheja''), Drumul Carului, Măgura (''Magura''), Moieciu de Jos (the commune center), Moieciu de Sus (''Felsőmoécs'') and Peștera (''Pestera''). Măgura and Peștera are on the eastern side of the

Piatra Craiului Mountains The Piatra Craiului Mountains (german: Königstein, hu, Királykő-hegység) are a mountain range in the Southern Carpathians in Romania. Its name is translated as ''Kings' Rock'' or ''The Rock of the Prince''. The mountain range is located ...

. Image:01 Magura, Romania - Piatra Craiului mountains.jpg, Măgura village Image:MoieciuDeSus1.jpg, Moieciu de Sus scenery Image:MoieciuDeSus5.jpg, Moieciu de Sus scenery Image:MoieciuDeSus6.jpg, Moieciu de Sus scenery

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External links

Official site

Moeciu - Romania
- Information about Moeciu resort {{Authority control Communes in Brașov County Localities in Transylvania