Predeal, Romania

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Predeal
Skyline of Predeal
Coat of arms of Predeal
Coat of arms
Location of Predeal, Romania
Location of Predeal, Romania
Coordinates: 45°30′17″N 25°34′43″E / 45.50472, 25.57861
Country Flag of Romania Romania
County Braşov County
Status Town
Government
 - Mayor Mihai Veştea (Ind.)
Area
 - Total 58.4 km² (22.5 sq mi)
Population (2002)
 - Total 6,238
 - Density 107/km² (277.1/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Website: http://www.primaria-predeal.ro/

Predeal (Romanian pronunciation: /pre.'de̯al/) is a town in Romania, in Braşov County. An important mountain resort, Predeal is located on the Prahova Valley and is surrounded by five massifs: Postăvarul, Piatra Mare, Bucegi, Baiului and Fiţifoi. The name is derived from the Romanian archaic form "pre deal" which means "on the hill" or from the Slavic word "predel", which means "bound", "limit". In the late years the town has known a remarkable boom in construction, with many well-off people from all over the country, having a mountain retreat in Predeal.

The Predeal railway station building
The Predeal railway station building

Predeal is the highest town in Romania with an altitude between 1033m-1110m.

William of Wied, Prince of Albania, died here in 1945. Predeal was the hometown of one of Romania's less known poets, Mihail Săulescu.

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