Râșnov

Also known as Râşnov, Barcarozsnyó, Rosenau, Barcarozsnyo

Râșnov (; ; ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect: Ruusenåå; Latin: Rosnovia) is a town in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania with a population of 15,920 as of 2021.

Key facts

Romanian subdivision.type: town
Romanian subdivision.county: Brașov
Romanian subdivision.official_name: Râșnov
Romanian subdivision.image_shield: Coa_Romania_Town_Barcarozsnyó.svg
Romanian subdivision.image_map: Rasnov jud Brasov.jpg
Romanian subdivision.map_caption: Location in Brașov County
Romanian subdivision.leader_name: Horia-Mihai Motrescu
Romanian subdivision.leader_party: USR
Romanian subdivision.term: 2024–2028
Romanian subdivision.elevation: 650
Romanian subdivision.area_total: 164.36
Romanian subdivision.population_total: auto
Romanian subdivision.postal_code: 505400
Romanian subdivision.area_code: (+40) 02 68

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Râșnov
Population: 15920
Area: 164.360000
Elevation: 650.000000
Official website: www.primariarasnov.ro
Image: BV-II-a-A-11755.jpg

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Commons category: Râșnov
Commons gallery: Râșnov
postal code: 505400
native label: Rosenau
phone number: +40-268230115
street address: Strada Piața Unirii, nr. 12, Râșnov, jud. Brașov, 505400
population by native language: 119
email address: mailto:[email protected]
inception: 1332-00-00

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Râșnov (; ; ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect: Ruusenåå; Latin: Rosnovia) is a town in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania with a population of 15,920 as of 2021.

It is located at about southwest of the city of Brașov and about the same distance from Bran, on DN73, a road that links Wallachia and Transylvania.