Brașov
Brașov
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Cetățuia de pe Strajă View of Tâmpa from Council Square | |
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Location in Brașov County | |
| Coordinates: 45°40′N 25°37′E / 45.667°N 25.617°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Brașov |
| Status | County capital |
| First mentioned | 1235 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2028) | George Scripcaru (PNL) |
| Area | |
| 267.32 km2 (103.21 sq mi) | |
| • Metro | 1,368.5 km2 (528.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 538 m (1,765 ft) |
| Population | |
| 237,589 | |
| • Metro | 371,802 |
| Demonyms | brașovean, brașoveancă |
| Population by ethnicity | |
| • Romanians | 91.2% |
| • Hungarians | 7.9% |
| • Germans (Transylvanian Saxons) | 0.5% |
| • Roma | 0.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | RO 500xxx |
| Area code | (+40) 268 |
| Vehicle registration | BV |
| Website | www |
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Brașov (UK: /bræˈʃɒv/, US: /brɑːˈʃɔːv, -ɔːf/, Romanian: [braˈʃov] ⓘ; German: Kronstadt, also Brasau; Hungarian: Brassó [ˈbrɒʃːoː]; Latin: Corona; Transylvanian Saxon: Kruhnen) is a city in Transylvania, Romania and the county seat (i.e. administrative centre) of Brașov County.
According to the 2021 census, with 237,589 inhabitants, Brașov is the 6th most populous city in Romania. The metropolitan area was home to 371,802 residents.
Brașov is located in the central part of the country, about 166 km (103 mi) north of Bucharest and 380 km (236 mi) from the Black Sea. It is surrounded by the Southern Carpathians and is part of the historical region of Transylvania.
Historically, the city was the centre of the Burzenland (Romanian: Țara Bârsei), once dominated by the Transylvanian Saxons (German: Siebenbürger Sachsen), and a significant commercial hub on the trade roads between Austria (then Archduchy of Austria, within the Habsburg monarchy, and subsequently Austrian Empire) and Turkey (then Ottoman Empire). It is also where the national anthem of Romania was first sung.