Ghimbav

Also known as Vidombák, Weidenbach, Vidombak

Ghimbav (; ) is a town in Brașov County, Transylvania, central Romania.

Key facts

Romanian subdivision.type: town
Romanian subdivision.county: Brașov
Romanian subdivision.official_name: Ghimbav
Romanian subdivision.image_shield: ROU BV Ghimbav CoA.jpg
Romanian subdivision.image_skyline: Biserica evanghelica fortificata din Ghimbav (1).jpg
Romanian subdivision.image_caption: Fortified church of Ghimbav
Romanian subdivision.image_map: Ghimbav jud Brasov.jpg
Romanian subdivision.map_caption: Location in Brașov County
Romanian subdivision.leader_name: Ionel Fliundra
Romanian subdivision.leader_term: 2024–2028
Romanian subdivision.leader_party: PNL
Romanian subdivision.elevation

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Ghimbav (; ) is a town in Brașov County, Transylvania, central Romania.

==Geography== The town is situated in the southern part of the Transylvanian Plateau, at an altitude of , on the banks of the river Ghimbășel. It is located in the Burzenland ethnographic area, in the central part of Brașov County, just west of the county seat, Brașov.