Brasov

Braşov

Braşov , Hung. Brassó, Ger. Kronstadt, city (1990 pop. 364,307), central Romania, in Transylvania, at the foot of the Transylvanian Alps. The administrative center of the Braşov region, the city is a road and rail junction and a major industrial center. Tractors, trucks, helicopters, chemicals, and textiles are among the chief manufactures. The city is also a noted resort and winter sports center. Founded in the 13th cent. by the Teutonic Knights, Braşov was a major center of trade and industry in the Middle Ages. It enjoyed considerable autonomy under the Hapsburg empire. After World War I the city, along with Transylvania, was ceded by Hungary to Romania. There are sizable German and Hungarian minorities. From 1950 to 1960, Braşov was called Stalin or Oraşul-Stalin (city of Stalin). It has a large 14th-century church (called the Black Church because of fire damage in 1689), the 13th-century St. Bartholomew Church, and the 14th-century St. Nicholas Church (rebuilt 1751). Parts of the medieval town wall and the 17th-century citadel remain intact. There is also a polytechnic institute.

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Braşov, Romania Kronstadt, Brassó, Oraşul Stalin Founded in 1211 by the Teutonic Knights, it became a Saxon colony with a name meaning ‘Crown Town’ in German. Between the 11th century and 1918, when it was ceded to Romania, it was held by the Hungarians with the name Brassó. It was renamed Stalin City from oraş ‘city’ between 1950 and 1960 after the Soviet leader, Joseph Stalin. The present name derives from the Slav name Braš and the possessive suffix ‐ov to give the ‘Town of Braš’.

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