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Rupea
Town
The town of Rupea as seen from above from Rupea Citadel
The town of Rupea as seen from above from Rupea Citadel
Coat of arms of Rupea
Coat of arms
Location in Brașov County
Location in Brașov County
Rupea is located in Romania
Rupea
Rupea
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°2′20″N 25°13′21″E / 46.03889°N 25.22250°E / 46.03889; 25.22250
CountryRomania
CountyBrașov
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Alexandru Opriș[1] (PNL)
Area
74.87 km2 (28.91 sq mi)
Elevation
461 m (1,512 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
4,907
 • Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
505500
Area code(+40) 02 68
Vehicle reg.BV
Websiteprimariarupea.ro

Rupea (German: Reps; Transylvanian Saxon: Räppes; Hungarian: Kőhalom, lit. '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.

Geography

The town is located is located in the northern part of Brașov County, 65 km (40 mi) from the county seat, Brașov. It lies in a hilly region, on the banks of the river Cozd and of its left tributary, the Fișer.

Rupea is crossed by national road DN13 [ro] (part of European route E60), which runs from Brașov to Târgu Mureș. The railway station serves the CFR Line 300, which connects Bucharest with the Hungarian border near Oradea.

Demographics

At the 2011 census, 71.6% of inhabitants were Romanians, 19.5% Hungarians, 7.1% Roma, and 1.7% Germans (more specifically Transylvanian Saxons).

Natives

Climate

Rupea has a humid continental climate (Cfb in the Köppen climate classification).

Climate data for Rupea
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 1.2
(34.2) 		3.6
(38.5) 		8.4
(47.1) 		14.4
(57.9) 		19.1
(66.4) 		22.4
(72.3) 		24.3
(75.7) 		24.6
(76.3) 		19.4
(66.9) 		13.9
(57.0) 		8.4
(47.1) 		2.4
(36.3) 		13.5
(56.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) −2.9
(26.8) 		−1
(30) 		3.4
(38.1) 		9.1
(48.4) 		14.1
(57.4) 		17.6
(63.7) 		19.5
(67.1) 		19.5
(67.1) 		14.6
(58.3) 		9
(48) 		4
(39) 		−1.2
(29.8) 		8.8
(47.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −6.6
(20.1) 		−5.1
(22.8) 		−1.4
(29.5) 		3.5
(38.3) 		8.6
(47.5) 		12.5
(54.5) 		14.4
(57.9) 		14.3
(57.7) 		10
(50) 		4.7
(40.5) 		0.6
(33.1) 		−4.3
(24.3) 		4.3
(39.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 42
(1.7) 		40
(1.6) 		53
(2.1) 		74
(2.9) 		86
(3.4) 		97
(3.8) 		82
(3.2) 		66
(2.6) 		59
(2.3) 		53
(2.1) 		45
(1.8) 		45
(1.8) 		742
(29.3)
Source: https://en.climate-data.org/europe/romania/brasov/rupea-12795/
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1956 4,691—    
1966 6,273+33.7%
1977 6,640+5.9%
1992 6,326−4.7%
2002 6,246−1.3%
2011 5,011−19.8%
Source: Census data

See also

References

  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
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