Brașov County

Brașov County has a total area of 5,363 km2, in the south of the county are the Carpathian Mountains (Southern Carpathians and Eastern Carpathians), with the Făgăraș Mountains, the Bucegi Mountains, the Piatra Mare Mountains, the Piatra Craiului Mountains, and the Postăvarul Massif. Towards the east, there is the Brașov Depression, and in the west, the Olt River valley. Between them, are the Perșani Mountains and the north and west is crossed by the Olt River. In the southern and central part of Brașov County lies the Burzenland, bordered by Apața in the north, Bran in the southwest and Prejmer in the east, with Brașov roughly in the centre. It is one of 41 counties in Romania. Brașov is the capital of the county.

The administrative breakdown of Brașov County is divided into four municipalities, six towns and fortyeight communes as shown below. "Names", highlighted have their own page on this site. "Types", highlighted link to the offical website.

"A municipality is a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term municipality may also mean the governing or ruling body of a given municipality. Urban areas, such as towns and cities within a county, are given the status of city or municipality." Wikipedia

"A commune is the lowest level of administrative subdivision in Romania. There are 2,686 communes in Romania. The commune is the rural subdivision of a county. " Wikipedia

Name Type Description
Brașov Municipality Capital of Brașov County
Codlea Municipality
Făgăraș Municipality  
Săcele Municipality  
Ghimbav Town  
Predeal Town  
Râșnov Town  
Rupea Town  
Victoria Town  
Zărnești Town  
Apața Commune  
Augustin Commune  
Beclean Commune  
Bod Commune  
Bran Commune  
Budila Commune  
Bunești Commune  
Cața Commune  
Cincu Commune  
Comăna Commune  
Commune  
Cristian Commune  
Crizbav Commune  
Drăguș Commune  
Dumbrăvița Commune  
Feldioara Commune  
Fundata Commune  
Hălchiu Commune  
Hărman Commune  
Hârseni Commune  
Hoghiz Commune  
Holbav Commune  
Homorod Commune  
Jibert Commune  
Lisa Commune  
Mândra Commune  
Măieruș Commune  
Moieciu Commune  
Ormeniș Commune  
Părău Commune  
Poiana Mărului Commune  
Prejmer Commune  
Racoș Commune  
Recea Commune  
Șercaia Commune  
Șinca Commune  
Șinca Nouă Commune  
Sâmbăta de Sus Commune  
Sânpetru Commune  
Șoarș Commune  
Tărlungeni Commune  
Teliu Commune  
Ticușu Commune  
Ucea Commune  
Ungra Commune  
Vama Buzăului Commune  
Viștea Commune  
Voila Commune  
Vulcan Commune  

 

 

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Brașov County in the centre, is one of 41 counties in Romania. The county seat is Brașov. Brașov County has a total area of 5,363 square kilometres.

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