Întorsura Buzăului

Întorsura Buzăului (Hungarian: Bodzaforduló [ˈbodd͡zɒforduloː] (listen)) is a town in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania. It administers three villages: Brădet (Bredét), Floroaia (Virágospatak) and Scrădoasa.

Întorsura Buzăului
Town
Coat of arms
Location in Covasna County
Întorsura Buzăului
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°40′22″N 26°2′3″E
Country Romania
CountyCovasna
Government
 • MayorLeca Băncilă[1] (ALDE)
Area
60 km2 (20 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
7,528
 • Density130/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.CV
Websitewww.intorsura.info

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1977 6,541—    
1992 8,626+31.9%
2002 9,081+5.3%
2011 7,319−19.4%
Source: Census data

At the 2011 Romanian census, the town had 7,319 inhabitants, of whom 7,265 were Romanians, 37 were Hungarians, and 12 Romani.[3]

Demographic movement according to the censuses:

Geography and climate

The town is located at 750m altitude, in a depression, surrounded by Întorsurii, Ciucaș and Siriu Mountains. Due to its location, Întorsura Buzăului registers the lowest temperatures in Romania every year.

The town is located on national road DN 10 that links Brașov to Buzău. This road passes through the Carpathian Mountains and most of its length follows the Buzău River. There is also a railroad that links Brașov and Întorsura Buzăului which goes through a long tunnel (about 10 minutes) that crosses the Întorsurii Mountains.

Local festival

The Ciobănașul (English: Little Shepherd) Annual Festival takes place in Întorsura Buzăului on the first Sunday of September and lasts for two days. At the festival, visitors come from the town and the surrounding villages, and even from other counties. In 2006, Romanian President Traian Băsescu attended the festival. During the festival the attendants can consume Romanian traditional foods and drinks and are entertained with Romanian folk music.

  • The railway station
  • A street in the town

Notes
  1. "Results of the 2016 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  2. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  3. "2002 Census data for Întorsura Buzăului".
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