Cincu
Sign in to saveCincu (; Transylvanian Saxon: Schoink; ) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Cincu and Toarcla (Tarteln; Kisprázsmár). Each of these has a fortified church.
Key facts
- Romanian subdivision.type
- commune
- Romanian subdivision.county
- Brașov
- Romanian subdivision.name
- Cincu
- Romanian subdivision.image_skyline
- RO BV Cincu 1.jpg
- Romanian subdivision.image_shield
- ROU BV Cincu CoA.PNG
- Romanian subdivision.image_map
- Cincu jud Brasov.jpg
- Romanian subdivision.leader_name
- Gheorghe Mirca
- Romanian subdivision.leader_party
- PSD
- Romanian subdivision.leader_term
- 2024–2028
- Romanian subdivision.elevation
- 474
- Romanian subdivision.area_total
- 117.19
- Romanian subdivision.population_total
- auto
- Romanian subdivision.postal_code
- 507045
- Romanian subdivision.area_code
- +40 x59
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Cincu (; Transylvanian Saxon: Schoink; ) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Cincu and Toarcla (Tarteln; Kisprázsmár). Each of these has a fortified church.
== Geography == The commune is located in the northwestern part of the county, on the border with Sibiu County. It lies in the southern reaches of the Transylvanian Plateau, on the banks of the rivers Cincu and Pârâul Nou, both right tributaries of the river Olt. The nearest city is Făgăraș, some away; the county capital, Brașov, is to the southeast, while the city of Sibiu is to the west.