Cristian, Brașov

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Cristian
Commune
Cristian (Brasov) Fortified Church.jpg
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; 25.4833Coordinates: 45°38′00″N 25°29′00″E / 45.6333°N 25.4833°E / 45.6333; 25.4833
CountryRomania
CountyBrașov
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Gicu Cojocaru[1] (PNL)
Area
27.73 km2 (10.71 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
4,490
 • Density160/km2 (420/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

  • Former Lutheran parish house

  • Public park and former German school

  • Town hall

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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