Lisa, Brașov

Lisa (German: Lissa; Hungarian: Lisza) is a commune located in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania, in the Făgăraș area. It is well known in the area for its winter holidays customs (Ceata de Feciori).

Lisa
Commune
Pojorta orthodox church
Location in Brașov County
Lisa
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°44′00″N 24°50′49″E
Country Romania
CountyBrașov
Government
 • MayorNicu Greavu (PNL)
Area
87.21 km2 (33.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
1,744
 • Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.BV

The commune is composed of three villages: Breaza (Breáza), Lisa and Pojorta (Posorta).

The well-known Romanian writer Octavian Paler was born in Lisa, in 1926, where he graduated the primary school.

Lisa has a museum called La Valtori,[2] which hosts a 100-year-old installation for creating traditional wool blankets. The installation is powered with water from Lisa River.

Nearby Lisa a visitor can also find the Sâmbăta de Sus Monastery, and in Breaza, 4 km to the south, the remains of a medieval fortress.[3]

During the 1950s, the village was severely oppressed by the communist regime, as a group of fighters against communism were active in the region. Many lost their lives or were imprisoned by the communist authorities. See the story of Ion Gavrilă Ogoranu, and the long list of fighters from Lisa.[4]

References
  1. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  2. "La Valtori-Lisa" Archived 2007-08-16 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Cetatea de la Breaza (Lisa)"
  4. "Oameni implicaţi în rezistenţa armată anticomunistă făgărăşană"
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