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Key facts
- Country
- Romania
- County
- Brașov
- Mayor 2020 2024
- Cosmin Feroiu ( PNL )
- Area
- 67.85 km (26.20 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 720 m (2,360 ft)
- Population 2021 12 01
- 4,866
- Density
- 71.72/km (185.7/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00 ( EET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+03:00 ( EEST )
- Area code
- (+40) 02 68
- Vehicle reg
- BV
- Website
- primariabran .ro
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Bran (German: Törzburg; Hungarian: Törcsvár) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of the city of Brașov and consists of five villages: Bran, Poarta, Predeluț, Șimon, and Sohodol.
The medieval Bran Castle is a popular tourist destination, partly because it has been promoted by the Romanian tourism industry as having been the home of Dracula in Bram Stoker's novel of the same name. The castle has been listed as one of the Seven Wonders of Romania.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bran” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.