Rupea
Rupea (German Reps; Hungarian: Kőhalom, "mound of rocks"; Latin Ripa) is a town in Brașov County in Transylvania, Romania. It administers one village, Fișer (Schweischer; Sövénység), which has a fortified church. Older Romanian names for the settlement include Cohalm and Holuma. At the 2011 census, 71.6% of inhabitants were Romanians, 19.5% Hungarians, 7.1% Roma, and 1.7% Germans.
Rupea | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Brașov County | |
  Rupea Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°2′20″N 25°13′21″E | |
| Country |  |
| County | Brașov |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nicolae-Liviu Bărdaș[1] (PSD) |
| Area | 74.87 km2 (28.91 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | 5,269 |
| • Density | 70/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | BV |
| Website | primariarupea |
See also
References
- "Results of the 2016 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- "Rupea Turistica" (in Romanian). Retrieved 2019-09-10.
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