Brad, Hunedoara

Brad
Municipality
Country	Romania
County	Hunedoara County
Status	Municipality
Government
• Mayor	Florin Cazacu (Social Democratic Party)
Area
• Total	79.98 km2 (30.88 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	13,909
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website	http://www.e-brad.ro/

Brad (Romanian pronunciation: [brad]; Hungarian: Brád; German: Tannenhof) is a city in Hunedoara County in Romania. Its name comes from the Romanian word brad, "fir".

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1948	6,210	—
1956	9,963	+60.4%
1966	15,532	+55.9%
1977	17,077	+9.9%
1992	18,861	+10.4%
2002	18,075	−4.2%
2011	13,909	−23.0%
Source: Census data

• Romanians - 13,534 (97.3%)
• Romani - 192 (1.38%)
• Hungarians - 127 (0.91%)
• Germans - 19 (0.13%)
• Others - 33

Geography

Five villages are administered by the city: Mesteacăn ("birch"; Mesztákon), Potingani (Pottingány), Ruda-Brad (Ruda), Țărățel (Cerecel) and Valea Bradului ("the valley of the fir tree"; Vályabrád).

History

A gold mine in the area began to be exploited in Roman times, and the town developed around it. The earliest documentary mention of Brad dates to 1445. Gold mining was active until 2006.