Cristian, Brașov Explained

Type:commune
County:Brașov
Cristian
Leader Name:Gicu Cojocaru[1]
Term:2020 - 2024
Leader Party:PNL
Coordinates:45.6333°N 25.4833°W
Elevation:595
Area Total:27.73
Population Total:auto
Postal Code:507055
Area Code:(+40) 02 68

Cristian (German: Neustadt; Hungarian: Keresztényfalva) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Cristian.

Geography

The commune is located some west of Brașov, in the Burzenland region of southeastern Transylvania. It is traversed south to north by the Ghimbășel river.

Demographics

At the 2002 census, Cristian had 3,924 inhabitants; of those, 95.3% were Romanians, 2.9% Transylvanian Saxons, and 1.8% Hungarians. 93.1% were Romanian Orthodox, 2.6% Lutheran, 1.7% Christian Evangelical, 0.8% Reformed, and 0.5% Roman Catholic. At the 2011 census, the population had increased to 4,490, of which 91.63% were Romanians, 1.92% Transylvanian Saxons, and 1.71% Hungarians. At the 2021 census, the population had reached 6,292; of those, 84.85% were Romanians and 1.29% Hungarians.[2]

Natives

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results of the 2020 local elections . Central Electoral Bureau . 9 June 2021 . dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021. INSSE. ro. 31 May 2023.