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The city is located at the foothills of the Făgăraș Mountains, on their northern side.It is traversed by the DN1 road, 66 km (41 mi) west of Brașov and 76 km (47 mi) east of Sibiu.
Brașov (UK: / b r æ ˈ ʃ ɒ v /, US: / b r ɑː ˈ ʃ ɔː v,-ɔː f /, [3] [4] [5] Romanian: ⓘ; German: Kronstadt, also Brasau; Hungarian: Brassó [ˈbrɒʃːoː]; Latin: Corona; Transylvanian Saxon: Kruhnen) is a city in Transylvania, Romania and the county seat (i.e. administrative centre) of Brașov County.
A total of 41 counties (Romanian: județe), along with the municipality of Bucharest, constitute the official administrative divisions of Romania.They represent the country's NUTS-3 (Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics – Level 3) statistical subdivisions within the European Union and each of them serves as the local level of government within its borders.
The town is located in the western part of Brașov County, 94 km (58 mi) from the county seat, Brașov, on the border with Sibiu County.In lies in the historical region of Țara Făgărașului, halfway between the Olt River to the north and the Făgăraș Mountains to the south.
Bunești (formerly Bundorf; German: Bodendorf; Hungarian: Szászbuda) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania.It is composed of five villages: Bunești ...
Founded most likely between the 12th and 13th centuries (see terra Daraus in the Diploma Andreanum, 1224), with the regional legal reorganisation, Rupea developed at the foot of the fortress, which in the past was an important defensive strategic point for the Saxon administration in southern Transylvania and hosted a seat of justice.