Brașov County

Brașov County (Romanian pronunciation: [braˈʃov] ) is a county (județ) of Romania, in Transylvania. Its capital city is Brașov. The county incorporates within its boundaries most of the Medieval "lands" (țări) Burzenland and Făgăraș.

Brașov County
Județul Brașov
County
Administrative map
Location of Brașov County in Romania
Coordinates: 45.79°N 25.28°E / 45.79; 25.28
Country Romania
Development region1Centru
Historic regionTransylvania
Capital city (Reședință de județ)Brașov
Government
  TypeCounty Board
  President of the County BoardȘerban Todorică Constantin (PNL)
  Prefect2Mihai-Cătălin Văsii
Area
  Total5,363 km2 (2,071 sq mi)
  Rank25th in Romania
Population
 (2021-12-01)
  Total546,615
  Rank13th in Romania
  Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
50wxyz3
Area code+40 x684
Car PlatesBV5
GDP nominalUS$ 12.960 billion (2024)
GDP per capitaUS$ 10,655 (2015)
WebsiteCounty Board
County Prefecture
1The developing regions of Romania have no administrative role. They were formed just to attract funds from the European Union
2 as of 2007, the Prefect is not a politician, but a public functionary. He (or she) is not allowed to be a member of a political party, and is banned to have any political activity in the first six months after the resignation (or exclusion) from the public functionary corps
3w, x, y, and z are digits that indicate the city, the street, part of the street, or even the building of the address
4x is a digit indicating the operator: 2 for the former national operator, Romtelecom, and 3 for the other ground telephone networks
5used on both the plates of the vehicles that operate only in the county limits (like utility vehicles, ATVs, etc.), and the ones used outside the county
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