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Beclean

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Beclean

Total population

690

Air quality index

54Moderate
Land area67.09 km²
Coordinates45.83°, 24.92°

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City facts

Area
67.09 km²
head of government
Vasile-Claudiu Motrescu
Official website
www.becleanbrasov.ro

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Overview

Beclean is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Beclean, Boholț, Calbor, Hurez (Huréz), and Luța (Luca).

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History & geography

Geography

Beclean is situated in the western part of the county, in the historic Țara Făgărașului region. Located west of Făgăraș, it is crossed by the national road DN1 (part of European route E68); the county seat, Brașov, is to the east. The commune lies on the left bank of the Olt River. The river Săvăstreni discharges into the Olt at Beclean.

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Geography

Latitude
45.8316
Longitude
24.9231
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
54
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
9.9
PM10 (µg/m³)
13.9
Ozone (µg/m³)
40
NO₂ (µg/m³)
4.6

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

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Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
8,780
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Mallard
    Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    227
  • Gray/Purple Heron
    Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    196
  • Common Buzzard
    Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    178
  • Great Cormorant/European Shag
    Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    164
  • Mute Swan
    Cygnus olor (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    158
  • Great Egret
    Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    154
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    149
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    134

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
9
Largest magnitude
4.6
Largest event
2026-08-11

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Sources

  • Wikipedia
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  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)