Poiana Mărului (german: Bleschbach; hu, Almásmező) is a commune in Brașov County,

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 composed of a single village of the same name. The commune is located in the central-south part of the county, in a hilly area north of the Piatra Craiului Mountains, on the banks of the river

Șercaia Șercaia (german: Schirkanyen; hu, Sárkány; tr, Saruhan) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Hălmeag (''Halmagen''; ''Halmágy''; ''Halmaç''), Șercaia and Vad (''Waadt'', ''Waden''; ''Vá ...

. It is crossed by national road

DN73A DN73A ( ro, Drumul Național 73A) is a national road in Romania that starts from Predeal, reaching Șercaia. Road The national road ''DN73A'' starts from the entrance to Predeal, coming from DN1 from Bucharest, goes by Cold River, goes down to ...

, which runs from

Predeal Predeal (; hu, Predeál) is a town in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. Predeal, a mountain resort town, is the highest town in Romania. It is located in the Prahova Valley at an elevation of over . The town administers three villages: ...

; the county seat, Brașov, is to the east, and can be reached via

DN73 DN73 ( ro, Drumul Național 73) is a Roads in Romania, national road in Romania which links Pitești with Brașov. It is a high-traffic road and the preferred route for trucks. Near Câmpulung the road crosses the Southern Carpathians along the D ...

Natives

Ion Clopoțel Ion Clopoțel (November 10, 1892 – August 23, 1986) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian journalist, sociographer and memoirist. The native of a rural area west of Brașov, he attended high school in that city and ultimately earned a universi ...

(1892–1986), journalist, sociographer, and memoirist.

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