Rupea
| Rupea | |
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| 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°ECoordinates: 46°2′20″N 25°13′21″E / 46.03889°N 25.22250°E | |
| 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.
 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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