Dumbrăvița, Brașov Explained

Type:commune
County:Brașov
Dumbrăvița
Leader Name:Zachiu Popa
Leader Party:PNL
Leader Term:2020 - 2024
Coordinates:45.7667°N 25.4333°W
Area Total:99.10
Population Total:auto
Postal Code:507060

Dumbrăvița (until 1960 Țânțari; German: Schnackendorf; Hungarian: Szunyogszék) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Dumbrăvița and Vlădeni (Wladein; Vledény).

The commune is located in the central part of the county, north of Codlea and from the county seat, Brașov, in the western part of the Burzenland region. It is surrounded by the Perșani Mountains, with the Măgura Codlei Peak at to the south.

Just to the east is the Dumbrăvița Lake, with a surface area of . This is the only place in Transylvania and one of the few places in Romania where the grey heron nests in reeds.[1]

Dumbrăvița is bordered to the north by Crizbav commune, to the east by Hălchiu commune, to the south by the city of Codlea, and to the west by the Șinca and Părău communes.

The village of Vlădeni is traversed by the national road DN1, which runs from Bucharest to the border with Hungary. Dumbrăvița has a train station that serves the CFR Line 200, which connects Brașov to Făgăraș, some to the west.

At the 2011 census, 92.86% of inhabitants were ethnic Romanians and 3.2% Roma.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dumbrăvița Lake. www.deltadincarpati.ro. October 25, 2021.