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Cristian, Brașov

Coordinates: 45°38′00″N 25°29′00″E / 45.6333°N 25.4833°E / 45.6333; 25.4833
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Cristian
Commune
Location within the county
Location within the county
Cristian is located in Romania
Cristian
Cristian
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°38′00″N 25°29′00″E / 45.6333°N 25.4833°E / 45.6333; 25.4833
CountryRomania
CountyBrașov
Government
 • MayorGicu Cojocaru (PNL)
Area
27.73 km2 (10.71 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
6,292
 • Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
507055
Vehicle reg.BV
Websiteprimariacristian.ro

Cristian (German: Neustadt; Hungarian: Keresztényfalva) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Cristian.

The commune is located some 12 km (7.5 mi) west of Brașov, in the Burzenland region of southeastern Transylvania. It is traversed south to north by the Ghimbășel river.

At the 2002 census, 95.3% of inhabitants were Romanians, 2.9% Transylvanian Saxons and 1.8% Hungarians. 93.1% were Romanian Orthodox, 2.6% Lutheran, 1.7% Christian Evangelical, 0.8% Reformed and 0.5% Roman Catholic.

  • Lutheran fortified church
    Lutheran fortified church
  • Former Lutheran parish house
    Former Lutheran parish house
  • Public park and former German school
    Public park and former German school
  • Town hall
    Town hall

References

  1. ^ "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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