Codlea

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Codlea
Municipality
The city centre of Codlea along with the local Transylvanian Saxon fortified church
The city centre of Codlea along with the local Transylvanian Saxon fortified church
Coat of arms of Codlea
Coat of arms
Location in Brașov County
Location in Brașov County
Codlea is located in Romania
Codlea
Codlea
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°41′49″N 25°26′38″E / 45.69694°N 25.44389°E / 45.69694; 25.44389Coordinates: 45°41′49″N 25°26′38″E / 45.69694°N 25.44389°E / 45.69694; 25.44389
CountryRomania
CountyBrașov
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Paul-Mihai Cîmpeanu[1]
Area
132.79 km2 (51.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
21,708
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.BV
Websitewww.primaria-codlea.ro

Codlea (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈkodle̯a]; German: Zeiden; Transylvanian Saxon dialect: Zäöeden; Hungarian: Feketehalom) is a city in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania.

History[]

Măgura Codlei

During the 13th century, the Teutonic Order built a fortress known as Schwarzburg ("black castle") near the "Măgura Codlei". The castle's name was first noted in 1265 and was rebuilt for the last time in 1432 by the craftsmen's guild that worked in the town. The city of Codlea is believed to have been also founded by Germans. The fortified church in the city is the largest in the Burzenland historic region. Codlea was well known for its flowers and was called the city of flowers.

Name[]

The Romanian name "Codlea" could be a derivation from the Latin *codella, diminutive from Latin coda ‘edge, rearward’ or it could be a derivation from the Slavic cotal ("kettle"), as the Măgura Codlei ("kettle hill") looks like a kettle. In Romanian, Măgura means 'big hill, mound, forest located on a high place'. The hill also provides the Hungarian name of the city Feketehegy ("Black Hill"). The German name's origin is unknown, but there is a theory that it was derived from Zeidler ("beekeeper").

Climate[]

Codlea has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb in the Köppen climate classification).

hideClimate data for Codlea
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 0.6
(33.1) 		2.6
(36.7) 		7.3
(45.1) 		13.3
(55.9) 		18.1
(64.6) 		21.4
(70.5) 		23.2
(73.8) 		23.5
(74.3) 		18.5
(65.3) 		13.3
(55.9) 		8.2
(46.8) 		2.1
(35.8) 		12.7
(54.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) −3.8
(25.2) 		−2
(28) 		2.4
(36.3) 		8.2
(46.8) 		13.3
(55.9) 		16.9
(62.4) 		18.7
(65.7) 		18.7
(65.7) 		13.9
(57.0) 		8.4
(47.1) 		3.8
(38.8) 		−1.9
(28.6) 		8.1
(46.5)
Average low °C (°F) −8.1
(17.4) 		−6.6
(20.1) 		−2.5
(27.5) 		2.6
(36.7) 		7.8
(46.0) 		11.8
(53.2) 		13.6
(56.5) 		13.7
(56.7) 		9.3
(48.7) 		4.2
(39.6) 		0.3
(32.5) 		−5.4
(22.3) 		3.4
(38.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 45
(1.8) 		42
(1.7) 		56
(2.2) 		73
(2.9) 		95
(3.7) 		100
(3.9) 		95
(3.7) 		78
(3.1) 		61
(2.4) 		53
(2.1) 		47
(1.9) 		49
(1.9) 		794
(31.3)
Source: https://en.climate-data.org/europe/romania/brasov/codlea-15683/

Population[]

  • 1510: 670
  • 1814: 3,264
  • 1849: 3,764
  • 1890: 4,035
    • 2,680 Germans (67%)
    • 1,211 Romanians (30%)
    • 44 Hungarians (1%)
    • 100 Jews and others (2%)
  • 1930: 5,219
    • 3,111 Germans (60%)
    • 1,916 Romanians (36%)
    • 192 Hungarians (4%)
  • 1941: 6,214
  • 1966: 13,075
  • 1977: 22,744
  • 1982: 23,500
  • 1992: 24,620
  • 2002: 24,286
  • 2011: 21,708

As of 2011, 90.2% of inhabitants were Romanians, 5.6% Roma, 2.8% Hungarians and 1% Germans. As of 2002, 86.8% were Romanian Orthodox, 3.7% Roman Catholic, 3.1% Pentecostal, 2.2% Christian Evangelical, 1% Evangelical Augustan Confession and 0.8% Reformed.

Natives[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.

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