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Baraolt
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Also known as Barót, Boralth, Barot

Baraolt (; , ) is a town and administrative district in Covasna County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania. The town was mentioned for the first time as a settlement in 1224. It administers five villages: Biborțeni (Bibarcfalva), Bodoș (Bodos), Căpeni (Köpec), Micloșoara (Miklósvár), and Racoșul de Sus (Felsőrákos).

Key facts

Romanian subdivision.type
town
Romanian subdivision.county
Covasna
Romanian subdivision.official_name
Baraolt
Romanian subdivision.other_name
Barót
Romanian subdivision.image_flag
Flag of Baraolt.gif
Romanian subdivision.image_skyline
Baróti református templom.jpg
Romanian subdivision.image_map
Baraolt jud Covasna.png
Romanian subdivision.map_caption
Location in Covasna County
Romanian subdivision.leader_name
János Benedek-Huszár
Romanian subdivision.leader_party
UDMR
Romanian subdivision.leader_term
2024–2028
Romanian subdivision.elevation
482
Romanian subdivision.area_total
128.48
Romanian subdivision.population_total
auto
Romanian subdivision.postal_code
525100
Romanian subdivision.area_code
(+40) 02 67

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Baraolt
Population
7730
Area
128.480000
Image
Baróti református templom.jpg
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Commons category
Baraolt
postal code
525100
native label
Barót
phone number
+40-267377507
street address
Str. Liberăţii Nr.2
population by native language
6849
email address
mailto:[email protected]
inception
1224-00-00
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Baraolt (; , ) is a town and administrative district in Covasna County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania. The town was mentioned for the first time as a settlement in 1224. It administers five villages: Biborțeni (Bibarcfalva), Bodoș (Bodos), Căpeni (Köpec), Micloșoara (Miklósvár), and Racoșul de Sus (Felsőrákos).

==Geography== The town is located in the northwestern part of Covasna County, away from the county seat, Sfântu Gheorghe, on the border with Brașov County. It lies in the , on the banks of the Baraolt River, surrounded by the Harghita Mountains to the north, the Baraolt Mountains to the east and the Perșani Mountains to the west. The nearest railway station is from it, in Augustin, Brașov.

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