Racoș
Racoș (also Racoșul de Jos; German: Unter-Krebsdorf; Hungarian: Alsórákos) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Mateiaș (Mátéfalva) and Racoș. At the 2011 census, 55% of inhabitants were Hungarians, 23.2% Romanians and 21.6% Roma. At the 2002 census, 33.4% were Reformed, 23.3% Romanian Orthodox, 21% Pentecostal, 17.7% Unitarian, and 3.6% Roman Catholic.
Racoș
Alsórákos | |
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 Location within the county | |
  Racoș Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°1′N 25°24′E | |
| Country |  Romania |
| County | Brașov |
| Population (2011)[1] | 3,336 |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | BV |
The Racoș volcano is the oldest volcano in the region, and appears to be inactive.[2]
References
- "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- Seghedi, I., Popa, RG., Panaiotu, C.G.; et al. (2016). "Short-lived eruptive episodes during the construction of a Na-alkalic basaltic field (Perșani Mountains, SE Transylvania, Romania)". Bulletin of Volcanology. 78 (10). doi:10.1007/s00445-016-1063-y. S2CID 133351161.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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