Racoș
Racoș
Alsórákos | |
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 Location within the county | |
  Racoș Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°1′N 25°24′E / 46.017°N 25.400°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Brașov |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 3,345 |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | BV |
Racoș (also Racoșul de Jos; German: Unter-Krebsdorf; Hungarian: Alsórákos) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Mateiaș (Mátéfalva) and Racoș. At the 2011 census, 55% of inhabitants were Hungarians, 23.2% Romanians and 21.6% Roma. At the 2002 census, 33.4% were Reformed, 23.3% Romanian Orthodox, 21% Pentecostal, 17.7% Unitarian, and 3.6% Roman Catholic.
The Racoș volcano is the oldest volcano in the region, and appears to be inactive.[2]
References
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ Seghedi, I., Popa, RG., Panaiotu, C.G.; et al. (2016). "Short-lived eruptive episodes during the construction of a Na-alkalic basaltic field (Perşani Mountains, SE Transylvania, Romania)". Bulletin of Volcanology.
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