Părău (; ) is a commune in

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 In Hungarian language, Hungari ...

Transylvania Transylvania ( or ; ; or ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Siweberjen'') is a List of historical regions of Central Europe, historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and ...

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

. It is composed of four villages: Grid, Părău, Veneția de Jos (''Untervenitze''; ''Alsóvenice''), and Veneția de Sus (''Felsővenice''). The commune is situated in the center of the county, in the historic

Țara Făgărașului Țara Făgărașului (also ; or ''Fogarascherland'', , or ''terra Alutus'') is a historical region in central Romania, located in the southern part of Transylvania. It is named after the Făgăraș Mountains that dominate the landscape of the ...

region. It lies on the left bank of the

Olt River The Olt ( Romanian and Hungarian; ; or ', , ''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 . It originates in the Hă ...

. The river Veneția discharges into the Olt near Veneția de Jos, while the river

Părău Părău (; ) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Grid, Părău, Veneția de Jos (''Untervenitze''; ''Alsóvenice''), and Veneția de Sus (''Felsővenice''). The commune is situated in the center ...

flows into the Olt near the village Părău. Părău is crossed by the

national road The National Road (also known as the Cumberland Road) was the first major improved highway in the United States built by the federal government. Built between 1811 and 1837, the road connected the Potomac and Ohio Rivers and was a main tran ...

, which runs from

Șercaia Șercaia (; ; ) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Hălmeag (''Halmagen''; ''Halmágy''; ''Halmaç''), Șercaia, and Vad (''Waadt'', ''Waden''; ''Vád''). The Hungarian name means "dragon". Ge ...

Hoghiz Hoghiz (; or ''Olthévíz'') is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Bogata Olteană (''Oltbogát''), Cuciulata (''Katscheloden''; ''Kucsuláta''), Dopca (''Dopich''; ''Datk''), Fântâna (''Olthideg ...

. It is located at a distance of from

Făgăraș Făgăraș (; , ) is a municipiu, city in central Romania, located in Brașov County. It lies on the Olt (river), Olt River and has a population of 26,284 as of 2021. It is situated in the historical region of Transylvania, and is the main city of ...

and from

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, ...

Natives

* (1933 – 2005), mathematician *

Dimitrie Eustatievici Dimitrie Eustatievici (1730 – 1796) was an Austrian philologist, scholar and pedagogue. He was in charge of all the schools professing the Eastern Orthodox religion, Eastern Orthodox faith in the Habsburg Empire. Biography Of Serbian origin but ...

(1730 – 1796), philologist, scholar, and pedagogue

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