Tărlungeni (German: Tatrangen; Hungarian: Tatrang) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Cărpiniș (Kerpenest), Purcăreni (Pürkerec), Tărlungeni and Zizin (Zajzon).
Tărlungeni
Tatrang | |
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 View of Purcăreni | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location within the county | |
  Tărlungeni Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 45°38′N 25°45′E / 45.633°N 25.750°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Brașov |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Severius-Florin Beșchea (PNL) |
| Area | 135.66 km2 (52.38 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 12,067 |
| • Density | 89/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 507220 |
| Vehicle reg. | BV |
| Website | comunatarlungeni |
The commune is located in the southeastern part of the county, just east of the county seat, Brașov, and belongs to the Brașov metropolitan area. Tărlungeni lies on the banks of the river Tărlung and its affluent, the Zizin.
The first attestation of the locality dates back to November 4, 1484, when the voivode of Transylvania, Stephen V Báthory, came to Brașov to mediate a dispute between the villages of Prejmer and Tărlungeni over the usage of the waters of the river Tărlung.[2]
At the 2021 census, Tărlungeni had a population of 12,067, of which 38.53% were Romanians, 28.88% Roma, and 27.42% Hungarians.[3] At the 2011 census, the commune had 8,320 inhabitants; of those, 39.9% were Romanians, 30.7% Roma, and 29.1% Hungarians. At the 2002 census, 61.3% were Romanian Orthodox, 31.2% Evangelical Lutheran, 3.6% Pentecostal and 1.1% Roman Catholic.
Zizin is known for its mineral water springs, originating from the phreatic zone of the Ciucaș Mountains; the first official description of the springs dates from 1773.[4]
From 1983 to 2016 the Liga II football club CS Unirea Tărlungeni was based in the commune.
Natives
edit- György Barkó (born 1931), Romanian and Hungarian actor
- Ștefan Foriș (1892–1946), Romanian communist activist
See also
edit- Toma Roman Jr (October 21, 2012). "Cum l-a învins capitalismul pe Ceaușescu. Magazinul mixt din hogeacul cârmaciului". Jurnalul Național (in Romanian). Retrieved September 27, 2021.
References
edit- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ "Despre Tărlungeni". comunatarlungeni.ro (in Romanian). Tărlungeni townhall. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
- ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
- ^ "Apa minerală naturală Zizin". zizin.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved October 19, 2021.
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