Brăești, Buzău

Brăești is a commune in Buzău County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Brăești, Brătilești, Goidești, Ivănețu, Pinu, Pârscovelu and Ruginoasa.

Brăești
View of Brăești village
Location in Buzău County
Brăești
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°26′N 26°30′E
Country Romania
CountyBuzău
SubdivisionsBrăești, Brătilești, Goidești, Ivănețu, Pârscovelu, Pinu, Ruginoasa
Government
  MayorAdrian-Ion Perțea[1] (PSD)
Area
46.7 km2 (18.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
2,399
  Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
127095
Vehicle reg.BZ
Websitewww.braesti-buzau.ro

The commune is traversed by the Bălăneasa River. Brăești borders the following communes: Chiliile to the east, Odăile to the south, Bozioru to the south-west, Gura Teghii to the north-west, and Lopătari to the north-east.

Located nearby is Pinul Monastery, which was built in 1647–1648, during the reign of Matei Basarab.

Notes

  1. "Results of the 2016 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 6 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.
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