Cața Explained

Type:commune
County:Brașov
Cața
Other Name:Kaca
Leader Name:Liviu Ioan Vocilă[1]
Leader Party:PNL
Term:2020 - 2024
Coordinates:46.0833°N 41°W
Elevation:464
Area Total:118.12
Population Total:auto
Postal Code:507040
Area Code:+(40) x59

Cața (German: Katzendorf; Hungarian: Kaca) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Beia (Meeburg; Homoródbene), Cața, Drăușeni (Draas; Homoróddaróc), Ionești (Eisdorf; Homoródjánosfalva), and Paloș (Königsdorf;Pálos).

The commune is located in the northernmost part of the county, on the border with Harghita and Mureș counties. Cața village—the administrative center of the commune—is 69km (43miles) northwest of Brașov (the county seat) and 36km (22miles) south of Odorheiu Secuiesc.

At the 2011 census, Cața had 2,463 inhabitants; of those, 44.9% were Romanians, 30.9% Hungarians, and 23.4% Roma. At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 2,571, of which 42.75% were Romanians, 32.59% Roma, and 18.79% Hungarians.[2]

There are three fortified churches in the commune, at Cața, Beia, and Drăușeni.

The famous Caru' cu Bere restaurant in Bucharest was originally opened as a brewery in 1879 by Ioan Căbășan and his nephews, Ion, Gheorghe, and Nicolae Mircea, all coming from Cața.[3]

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.
  3. Web site: 1879 – "La Carul cu Bere" Brewery . carucubere.ro . Caru' cu Bere. February 24, 2024.