Beclean, Brașov
Beclean (german: Badlinen; hu, Betlen) is a commune in BraÈ™ov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Beclean, BoholÈ›, Calbor, Hurez, and LuÈ›a. The commune is located in the western part of the county, in the historic Èšara FăgăraÈ™ului region, on the left bank of the Olt (river), Olt River. The river Săvăstreni discharges into the Olt at Beclean. References ![]() [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Brașov County
BraÈ™ov County () is a county ( judeÈ›) of Romania, in Transylvania. Its capital city is BraÈ™ov. The county incorporates within its boundaries most of the Medieval "lands" (''țări'') Burzenland and FăgăraÈ™. Name In Hungarian, it is known as ''Brassó megye'', and in German as ''Kreis Kronstadt''. Under Austria-Hungary, a county with an identical name (Brassó County, ro, Comitatul BraÈ™ov) was created in 1876, covering a smaller area. Demographics On 20 October 2011, the county had a population of 549,217 and the population density was . * Romanians – 87.4% * Hungarians – 7.77% * Romas – 3.5% * Germans (Transylvanian Saxons) – 0.65% Traditionally the Romanian population was concentrated in the west and southwest of the county, the Hungarians in the east part of the county, and the Germans in the north and around BraÈ™ov city. Geography The county has a total area of . The south side comprises the Carpathian Mountains (Southern Carpathians and Eastern Ca ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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 Apuseni Mountains. Broader definitions of Transylvania also include the western and northwestern Romanian regions of CriÈ™ana and MaramureÈ™, and occasionally Banat. Transylvania is known for the scenery of its Carpathian landscape and its rich history. It also contains Romania's second-largest city, Cluj-Napoca, and other iconic cities and towns such as BraÈ™ov, Sibiu, Târgu MureÈ™, Alba Iulia and SighiÈ™oara. It is also the home of some of Romania's UNESCO World Heritage Sites such as the Villages with fortified churches, the Historic Centre of SighiÈ™oara, the Dacian Fortresses of the Orăștie Mountains and the RoÈ™ia Montană Mining Cultural Landscape. It was under the rule of the Agathyrsi, part of the Dacian Kingd ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and the Black Sea to the southeast. It has a predominantly temperate- continental climate, and an area of , with a population of around 19 million. Romania is the twelfth-largest country in Europe and the sixth-most populous member state of the European Union. Its capital and largest city is Bucharest, followed by IaÈ™i, Cluj-Napoca, TimiÈ™oara, ConstanÈ›a, Craiova, BraÈ™ov, and GalaÈ›i. The Danube, Europe's second-longest river, rises in Germany's Black Forest and flows in a southeasterly direction for , before emptying into Romania's Danube Delta. The Carpathian Mountains, which cross Romania from the north to the southwest, include Moldoveanu Peak, at an altitude of . Settlement in what is now Romania began in the Lower Pale ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Țara Făgărașului
Èšara FăgăraÈ™ului (also ''Èšara Oltului''; german: Fogaraschland, hu, Fogarasföld, la, terra Fugaras or ''terra Alutus'') is a region is southern Transylvania, Romania. Its main city is FăgăraÈ™. On the north, it is bordered by the Olt River, while the region of Wallachia is to the south. In the Kingdom of Hungary and in Greater Romania, it corresponded to the counties of Fogaras and, respectively, FăgăraÈ™. Today, it is divided between BraÈ™ov and Sibiu Sibiu ( , , german: link=no, Hermannstadt , la, Cibinium, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Härmeschtat'', hu, Nagyszeben ) is a city in Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania. Located some north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles the Ci ... counties. References {{reflist, 2 Historical regions of Transylvania ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Olt (river)
The Olt ( Romanian and Hungarian; german: Alt; la, Aluta or ', tr, Oltu, grc, Ἄλυτος ''Alytos'') is a river in Romania. It is long, and its basin area is . It is the longest river flowing exclusively through Romania. Its average discharge at the mouth is . Its source is in the HășmaÈ™ Mountains of the eastern Carpathian Mountains, near Bălan, rising close to the headwaters of the river MureÈ™. It flows through the Romanian counties Harghita, Covasna, BraÈ™ov, Sibiu, Vâlcea and Olt. The river was known as ''Alutus'' or ''Aluta'' in Roman antiquity. Olt County and the historical province of Oltenia are named after the river. Sfântu Gheorghe, Râmnicu Vâlcea and Slatina are the main cities on the river Olt. The Olt flows into the Danube river near Turnu Măgurele. Settlements The main cities along the river Olt are Miercurea Ciuc, Sfântu Gheorghe, FăgăraÈ™, Râmnicu Vâlcea and Slatina. The Olt passes through the following communes, from sou ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Săvăstreni The Săvăstreni, also known as Recea, is a left tributary of the river Olt in 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 discharges into the Olt in Beclean. e-calauza.ro The upper reach of the river is known as |