Rupea

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Rupea
Town
Skyline of Rupea
Location of Rupea
Location of Rupea
Rupea is located in Romania
Rupea
Rupea
Location of Rupea
Rupea is located in Braşov County
Rupea
Rupea
Location of Rupea
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Country  Romania
County Braşov County
Status Town
Government
 • Mayor Flavius Dumitrescu (Democratic Liberal Party)
Area
 • Total 74.87 km2 (28.91 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 5,011
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Rupea (German Reps; Hungarian: Kőhalom, "mound of rocks"; Latin Ripa) is a town in Braşov 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. At the 2011 census, 71.6% of inhabitants were Romanians, 19.5% Hungarians, 7.1% Roma and 1.7% Germans.

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The Citadel is located north of Rupea. It is currently under heavy renovation by the Romanian department of tourism.
Entrance to the Citadel

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Historical population
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

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