Rupea
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{{Infobox Romanian subdivision
|type = town
|county = Brașov
|official_name = Rupea
|image_skyline = Orasul Rupea vazut din Cetatea Rupea 2.jpg
|image_caption = The town of Rupea as seen from above from Rupea Citadel
|image_map = Rupea jud Brasov.jpg
|map_caption = Location in Brașov County
|image_shield = ROU_BV_Rupea_CoA.png
|leader_name = Alexandru Opriș{{cite web |url=https://prezenta.roaep.ro/locale27092020/romania-pv-final |title=Results of the 2020 local elections |publisher=Central Electoral Bureau |access-date=9 June 2021 |df=dmy-all}}
|leader_party = PNL
|term = 2020–2024
|coordinates = {{coord|46|2|20|N|25|13|21|E|region:RO_scale:10000|display=inline,title}}
|elevation = 461
|elevation_min =
|elevation_max =
|area_total = 74.87
|area_footnotes =
|population_as_of =
|population_total = auto
|population_footnotes =
|postal_code = 505500
|area_code = (+40) 02 68
|website = {{URL|http://primariarupea.ro}}
}}
Rupea ({{langx|de|Reps}}; Transylvanian Saxon: Räppes; {{langx|hu|Kőhalom|lit=mound of rocks}}; {{langx|la|Ripa}}) is a town in Brașov County in Transylvania, Romania. It administers one village, Fișer (Schweischer; Sövénység). Both Fișer and Rupea have fortified churches. Older Romanian names for the settlement include Cohalm and Holuma. In 2021, the town's population was 4,907 inhabitants.
The town is nationally known for its fortress, which in 2023 attracted around 100,000 tourists. Additionally, 11 km from the town runs Via Transilvanica, the most important and longest hiking and endurance trail in Romania, and 13 km away lies the rural site of Viscri, which is included in the UNESCO World Heritage.
Administration
The current local council has the following political composition, based on the results of the votes cast at the 2024 Romanian local elections.
| class="wikitable"
! style="background:#ccc" | ! style="background:#ccc" | Party ! style="background:#ccc" | Seats ! style="background:#ccc" colspan="7" | Current Council |
| {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}}
| National Liberal Party (PNL) | style="text-align: right" | 7 | {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}} | {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}} | {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}} | {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}} | {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}} | {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}} | {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}} |
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}}
| Social Democratic Party (PSD) | style="text-align: right" | 5 | {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}} | {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}} | {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}} | {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}} | {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}} | | |
| {{party color cell|Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania}}
| Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR/RMDSZ) | style="text-align: right" | 2 | {{party color cell|Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania}} | {{party color cell|Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania}} | | | | | |
| {{party color cell|Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania}}
| Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania (FDGR/DFDR) | style="text-align: right" | 1 | {{party color cell|Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania}} | | | | | | |
Geography
The town is located in the northern part of Brașov County, in a hill region on the banks of the river Cozd and its left tributary, the Fișer. The town is located on the E60 route, {{cvt|60|km}} from the county seat, Brașov, and {{cvt|50|km}} from Sighișoara. The Rupea railway station serves the CFR 300 mainline, which connects Bucharest with the Hungarian border near Oradea.
History
Founded most likely between the 12th and 13th centuries (see terra Daraus in the Diploma Andreanum, 1224), with the regional legal reorganisation, Rupea developed at the foot of the fortress, which in the past was an important defensive strategic point for the Saxon administration in southern Transylvania and hosted a seat of justice.
Administratively, from the first half of the 14th century until 1876, Rupea was the seat of one of the Saxon administrative units. Later, it became part of Nagy-Küküllő County of Austria-Hungary from 1876 to 1918. In the immediate aftermath of World War I, following the declaration of the Union of Transylvania with Romania, the area passed under Romanian administration during the Hungarian–Romanian War of 1918–1919. By the terms of the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of the Kingdom of Romania.
In 1925, Rupea became the headquarters of plasa Rupea, within Târnava-Mare County, until 1950. Following administrative-territorial reforms during the communist period, the town was part of Stalin Region (1950–1960), later renamed Brașov Region (1960–1968), and starting from 1968, it became part of Brașov County.
Demographics
{{Stack|float=right|{{Historical populations
|source = Census data
|1850 |2565
|1900 |2628
|1910 |2941
|1930 |2809
|1941 |2781
|1956 |4691
|1966 |6273
|1977 |6640
|1992 |6326
|2002 |6246
|2011 |5011
|2021 |4907
}}
}}
At the 2021 census, Rupea had a population of 4,907; of those, 63.93% were Romanians, 14.39% Hungarians, 9.86% Roma, and 1.06% Germans (more specifically Transylvanian Saxons).{{cite web|url=https://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Tabel-1.03_1.3.1-si-1.03.2.xls|title=Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021|publisher=INSSE|language=ro|date=31 May 2023}} At the 2011 census, 71.6% of the 5,269 inhabitants were Romanians, 19.5% Hungarians, 7.1% Roma, and 1.7% Germans.
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).
{{Weather box
|location = Rupea
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|collapsed=y
|Jan high C = 1.2
|Feb high C = 3.6
|Mar high C = 8.4
|Apr high C = 14.4
|May high C = 19.1
|Jun high C = 22.4
|Jul high C = 24.3
|Aug high C = 24.6
|Sep high C = 19.4
|Oct high C = 13.9
|Nov high C = 8.4
|Dec high C = 2.4
|year high C =
|Jan mean C = -2.9
|Feb mean C = -1
|Mar mean C = 3.4
|Apr mean C = 9.1
|May mean C = 14.1
|Jun mean C = 17.6
|Jul mean C = 19.5
|Aug mean C = 19.5
|Sep mean C = 14.6
|Oct mean C = 9
|Nov mean C = 4
|Dec mean C = -1.2
|year mean C =
|Jan low C = -6.6
|Feb low C = -5.1
|Mar low C = -1.4
|Apr low C = 3.5
|May low C = 8.6
|Jun low C = 12.5
|Jul low C = 14.4
|Aug low C = 14.3
|Sep low C = 10
|Oct low C = 4.7
|Nov low C = 0.6
|Dec low C = -4.3
|year low C =
|Jan precipitation mm = 42
|Feb precipitation mm = 40
|Mar precipitation mm = 53
|Apr precipitation mm = 74
|May precipitation mm = 86
|Jun precipitation mm = 97
|Jul precipitation mm = 82
|Aug precipitation mm = 66
|Sep precipitation mm = 59
|Oct precipitation mm = 53
|Nov precipitation mm = 45
|Dec precipitation mm = 45
|year precipitation =
|date=May 2021|source=https://en.climate-data.org/europe/romania/brasov/rupea-12795/}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{YouTube|id=biQLvq4egf0|title=Rupea Citadel – one of the most beautiful Transylvanian fortresses}}
- {{YouTube|id=HxirN5VHSF4|title=Rupea Citadel – Aerial view and brief history}}
{{Gallery
|File:Rupea Str. Cetatii (1).JPG|Cetății Street
|File:Rupea Biserica evanghelica.JPG|Lutheran church
|File:All Saints Church in Rupea 02.jpg|All Saints Church
|File:Vedere spre Cetatea Rupea.jpg|Rupea Citadel
}}
{{Commons category|Rupea}}
{{Braşov County}}
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Category:Populated places in Brașov County
Category:Localities in Transylvania
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