Rupea

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Rupea

Total population

5,098

Founded

1324

Land area74.87 km²

Coordinates46.04°, 25.22°

Demographic figures from INS Romania. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Rupea is a town in Brașov County in Transylvania, Romania. It administers one village, Fișer. Both Fișer and Rupea have fortified churches. Older Romanian names for the settlement include Cohalm and Holuma. In 2021, the town's population was 4,907 inhabitants.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

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

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Árpád Tamásy von Fogaras

Hungarian military officer (1861–1939)

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Hellmut Seiler

Romanian poet, translator and satirist

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Wilhelm Staedel

German theologian (1890–1971)

Béla Issekutz

pharmacologist

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Árpád-András Antal

Romanian politician

Wilhelm Georg Berger

Romanian composer

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Bartholomäus Bausner

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József Csiky

Romanian journalist

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Anna Lili Farkas

(1954/55–) Romanian pedagogue

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Cristian Mandeal

Romanian conductor

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Michael Markel

Szilárd Toth

Romanian historian

Richard Müller

architect (1877-1930)

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Attila László

Romanian actor

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Gyula Balássy

Hungarian folk artist, wood carver (1912–1978)

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Jolán Bonyháti

Hungarian journalist

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.