Rupea
Rupea (German: Reps; Transylvanian Saxon: Räppes; Hungarian: Kőhalom, lit. 'mound of rocks'; Latin: Ripa) is a town in Brașov County in Transylvania, Romania. It administers one village, Fișer (Schweischer; Sövénység), which has a fortified church. Older Romanian names for the settlement include Cohalm and Holuma.
Rupea | |
|---|---|
 The town of Rupea as seen from above from Rupea Citadel | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Brașov County | |
  Rupea Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°2′20″N 25°13′21″E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Brașov |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Alexandru Opriș[1] (PNL) |
| Area | 74.87 km2 (28.91 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 461 m (1,512 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 4,907 |
| • Density | 66/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 505500 |
| Area code | (+40) 02 68 |
| Vehicle reg. | BV |
| Website | primariarupea |
Geography
The town is located is located in the northern part of Brașov County, 65 km (40 mi) from the county seat, Brașov. It lies in a hilly region, on the banks of the river Cozd and of its left tributary, the Fișer.
Rupea is crossed by national road DN13 (part of European route E60), which runs from Brașov to Târgu Mureș. The railway station serves the CFR Line 300, which connects Bucharest with the Hungarian border near Oradea.
Demographics
At the 2011 census, 71.6% of inhabitants were Romanians, 19.5% Hungarians, 7.1% Roma, and 1.7% Germans (more specifically Transylvanian Saxons).
Natives
- Lotte Binder (1880–1930), teacher and women's rights activist
- Claudiu M. Florian (born 1969), writer
- Gyula László (1910–1998), historian, archaeologist, and artist
Climate
Rupea has a humid continental climate (Cfb in the Köppen climate classification).
| Climate data for Rupea | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 1.2 (34.2) |
3.6 (38.5) |
8.4 (47.1) |
14.4 (57.9) |
19.1 (66.4) |
22.4 (72.3) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.6 (76.3) |
19.4 (66.9) |
13.9 (57.0) |
8.4 (47.1) |
2.4 (36.3) |
13.5 (56.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.9 (26.8) |
−1 (30) |
3.4 (38.1) |
9.1 (48.4) |
14.1 (57.4) |
17.6 (63.7) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.5 (67.1) |
14.6 (58.3) |
9 (48) |
4 (39) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
8.8 (47.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −6.6 (20.1) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
3.5 (38.3) |
8.6 (47.5) |
12.5 (54.5) |
14.4 (57.9) |
14.3 (57.7) |
10 (50) |
4.7 (40.5) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
4.3 (39.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 42 (1.7) |
40 (1.6) |
53 (2.1) |
74 (2.9) |
86 (3.4) |
97 (3.8) |
82 (3.2) |
66 (2.6) |
59 (2.3) |
53 (2.1) |
45 (1.8) |
45 (1.8) |
742 (29.3) |
| Source: https://en.climate-data.org/europe/romania/brasov/rupea-12795/ | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 4,691 | — |
| 1966 | 6,273 | +33.7% |
| 1977 | 6,640 | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 6,326 | −4.7% |
| 2002 | 6,246 | −1.3% |
| 2011 | 5,011 | −19.8% |
| Source: Census data | ||
See also
References
- "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- "Rupea Turistica" (in Romanian). Retrieved 2019-09-10.
