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Făgăraș
Also known as Făgăraş, Fagaras, Fogaras, Fogarasch
Făgăraș (; , ) is a city in central Romania, located in Brașov County. It lies on the river Olt and has a population of 26,284 as of 2021. It is situated in the historical region of Transylvania, and is the main city of a subregion, Țara Făgărașului.
Key facts
- Romanian subdivision.type
- municipality
- Romanian subdivision.county
- Brașov
- Romanian subdivision.official_name
- Făgăraș
- Romanian subdivision.image_shield
- ROU BV Fagaras CoA.png
- Romanian subdivision.image_map
- Fagaras jud Brasov.jpg
- Romanian subdivision.map_caption
- Location in Brașov County
- Romanian subdivision.leader_name
- Gheorghe Sucaciu<
- Romanian subdivision.leader_term
- 2024–2028
- Romanian subdivision.leader_party
- PSD
- Romanian subdivision.elevation
- 429
- Romanian subdivision.area_total
- 36.41
- Romanian subdivision.population_total
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Făgăraș (; , ) is a city in central Romania, located in Brașov County. It lies on the river Olt and has a population of 26,284 as of 2021. It is situated in the historical region of Transylvania, and is the main city of a subregion, Țara Făgărașului.
==Geography== The city is located at the foothills of the Făgăraș Mountains, on their northern side. It is traversed by the DN1 road, west of Brașov and east of Sibiu. On the east side of the city, between an abandoned field and a gas station, lies the geographical center of Romania, at .
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