Rupea

Rupea (German Reps; Hungarian: Kőhalom, "mound of rocks"; Latin Ripa) is a town in Brașov County in Transylvania, Romania. It administers one village, Fișer (Schweischer; Sövénység), which has a fortified church. Older Romanian names for the settlement include Cohalm and Holuma. At the 2011 census, 71.6% of inhabitants were Romanians, 19.5% Hungarians, 7.1% Roma, and 1.7% Germans.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1956	4,691	—
1966	6,273	+33.7%
1977	6,640	+5.9%
1992	6,326	−4.7%
2002	6,246	−1.3%
2011	5,011	−19.8%
Source: Census data

Rupea
Town
Coat of arms
Location in Brașov County
Rupea Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°2′20″N 25°13′21″E
Country	Romania
County	Brașov
Government
• Mayor	Nicolae-Liviu Bărdaș[1] (PSD)
Area	74.87 km^2 (28.91 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]	5,269
• Density	70/km^2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	BV
Website	primariarupea.ro

See also

• Battle of Kőhalom
• Rupea Citadel

References

1. "Results of the 2016 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
2. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.

• "Rupea Turistica" (in Romanian). Retrieved 2019-09-10.