Racoș
Racoș
Alsórákos | |
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  Racoș | |
| Coordinates: 46°5′N 25°32′E / 46.083°N 25.533°E | |
| Country |  Romania |
| County | Brașov County |
| Population (2011)[1] | 3,179 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Racoș (also Racoșul de Jos; German: Unter-Krebsdorf; Hungarian: Alsórákos) is a commune in Brașov County, 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 Racos volcano is the oldest volcano in the region, and appears to be inactive.[2]
46°05′N 25°32′E / 46.083°N 25.533°E
References
- ^ Romanian census data, 2011 Archived 2013-07-23 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved on March 17, 2012
- ^ 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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