| − | '''Brasov''' is a city in [[Romania]]. | + | '''Brasov''' is a city in central [[Romania]] with a population of 285,000 (2002) (Metropolitan area: 400,000). It had a substantial German population in the middle ages and after, and was also known as ''Kronstadt''; and between 1950 and 1960 it was named ''Orasul Stalin''. |