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'''Brasov''' is a city in the [[Transylvania]] region of central [[Romania]], with a population of 285,000 (as of 2002) (Metropolitan area population: 400,000). It had a substantial [[German]] population in the [[Middle Ages]] and after, and was also known as ''Kronstadt''. Between 1950 and 1960, it was named ''Orasul [[Stalin]]''. Brasov contains a well preserved medieval citadel or walled town, which is one of Transylvania's major tourist attractions. | '''Brasov''' is a city in the [[Transylvania]] region of central [[Romania]], with a population of 285,000 (as of 2002) (Metropolitan area population: 400,000). It had a substantial [[German]] population in the [[Middle Ages]] and after, and was also known as ''Kronstadt''. Between 1950 and 1960, it was named ''Orasul [[Stalin]]''. Brasov contains a well preserved medieval citadel or walled town, which is one of Transylvania's major tourist attractions. | ||
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Revision as of 22:12, December 28, 2011
Brasov is a city in the Transylvania region of central Romania, with a population of 285,000 (as of 2002) (Metropolitan area population: 400,000). It had a substantial German population in the Middle Ages and after, and was also known as Kronstadt. Between 1950 and 1960, it was named Orasul Stalin. Brasov contains a well preserved medieval citadel or walled town, which is one of Transylvania's major tourist attractions.