Beclean, Brașov

Beclean (German: Badlinen; Hungarian: Betlen) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Beclean, Boholț, Calbor, Hurez, and Luța.

Beclean
The Saint Nicholas Church in Calbor
Location within the county
Beclean
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45.8333°N 24.9333°E / 45.8333; 24.9333
Country Romania
CountyBrașov
Government
  MayorVasile-Claudiu Motrescu (PNL)
Area
67.09 km2 (25.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
1,826
  Density27/km2 (70/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.BV
Websitecomunabeclean.ro

The commune is located in the western part of the county, in the historic Țara Făgărașului region, on the left bank of the Olt River. The river Săvăstreni discharges into the Olt at Beclean.

In Romanian In German In Hungarian
Beclean Badlinen Betlen
Boholț Buchholz Boholc
Calbor Kaltbrunnen Kálbor
Hurez Huréz
Luța Luca

References

  1. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.


Church of St. John the Baptist in Boholț
Church and monument in Hurez
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