Brașov

Brașov is a city that is found in Brașov County in Romania. It is the capital of Brașov County. About 284,600 people were living in Brașov as of the year 2002. Brașov can be found in the center of Romania. The Southern Carpathians form a circle around the city. Brașov is part of the Transylvania area.

Brașov
County capital
Old Brașov viewed from the top of the Tâmpa Mountain
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Brașov
Coordinates: 45°40′N 25°37′E
Country	Romania
County	Brașov County
Status	County capital
Government
• Mayor	George Scripcaru (Democratic Party)
Area
• County capital	267.2 km2 (103.2 sq mi)
• Metro	1,368.5 km2 (528.4 sq mi)
Elevation	600 m (2,000 ft)
Population  (July 01, 2007 [1])
• County capital	277,945
• Density	1,040/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
• Metro	399,316
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Website	http://www.brasovcity.ro

Twin cities

• Musashino, Japan
• Rishon LeZion, Israel
• Tampere, Finland
• Győr, Hungary
• Leeds, United Kingdom
• Liverpool, United Kingdom
• Poznań, Poland (since 2003)
• Cleveland, USA

Gallery

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  Brașov at Night
• 
  Brașov seen from Tâmpa Mountain
• 
  Brașov Main Square

Other websites

• Brasov Archived 2006-06-16 at the Wayback Machine Virtual 360 Tour
• Brasov - old city Archived 2008-10-28 at the Wayback Machine