Brașov County
Brașov County () is a county (județ) of Transylvania, Romania. Its capital city is Brașov. The county incorporates within its boundaries most of the Medieval "lands" (''țări'') Burzenland and Făgăraș.
Name
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Transylvania
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Romania
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. It is composed of three villages: Homorod, Jimbor (''Sommerburg''; ''Székelyzsombor''), and Mercheașa (''Streitfort''; ''Mirkvásár'').
The commune is located in the northern part of the county, on the border with
Harghita County
Harghita County (, and , ) is a county () in the center of Romania, in eastern Transylvania, with the county seat at Miercurea Ciuc.
Demographics 2002 census
In 2002, Harghita County had a population of 326,222 and a population density of ...
, from the county seat,
Brașov
Brașov (, , ; , also ''Brasau''; ; ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Kruhnen'') is a city in Transylvania, Romania and the county seat (i.e. administrative centre) of Brașov County.
According to the 2021 Romanian census, ...
. It lies on the banks of the Homorod River, at the confluence of the
Homorodul Mare
The Homorodul Mare is the right headwater of the river Homorod (Homorod), Homorod in Romania. At its confluence with the river Homorodul Mic in the village Homorod, Brașov, Homorod, the river Homorod is formed.Homorodul Mic.
Demographics
At the 2021 census, Homorod had a population of 2,260; of those, 64.51% were
Romanians
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, 19.69%
Hungarians
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, and 5.22% Roma. At the 2011 census, the commune had 2,209 inhabitants, of which 49.3% were Romanians, 29.9% Hungarians, 18.4% Roma, and 1.2%
Germans
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Roman Catholic
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* József Nyírő (1889–1953), Hungarian writer and politician associated with fascism
See also
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List of castles in Romania
This is a list of castles and fortresses declared monument istoric, historic monuments by Romania's Ministry of Culture (Romania), Ministry of Culture. Banat
; Caraș-Severin County, Caraș-Severin (6)
* Bey's Fortress, Socolari
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Tourism in Romania
In December 2024, Romania's tourism sector had a 6.8% increase in arrivals at accommodation facilities, including hotels, apartments, and renting, rental rooms, compared to December 2023. in authorized lodging facilities, marking increases o ...
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Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania
The Transylvania region of Romania has one of the highest concentrations of existing fortified churches from the 13th to 16th centuries. It has more than 150 well preserved fortified churches of a great variety of architectural styles (out of an o ...