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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