Rupea

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Rupea
Town
Location of Rupea
Rupea
Location of Rupea
Rupea
Location of Rupea
Coordinates: 46°2′20″N 25°13′21″E / 46.03889°N 25.22250°E / 46.03889; 25.22250Coordinates: 46°2′20″N 25°13′21″E / 46.03889°N 25.22250°E / 46.03889; 25.22250
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, 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.

Rupea Fortress is located north of Rupea, Romania in Braşov County. It is currently under heavy renovation by the Romanian department of tourism.
Castle of Rupea
view from the inner fortification
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


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