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

Cristian
Commune
Location within the county
Cristian Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45.6333°N 25.4833°E / 45.6333; 25.4833
Country	Romania
County	Brașov
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Gicu Cojocaru[1] (PNL)
Area	27.73 km2 (10.71 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]	4,490
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	507055
Vehicle reg.	BV
Website	primariacristian.ro

The commune is located some 12 km (7.5 mi) west of Brașov, in the Burzenland region of southeastern Transylvania. It is traversed south to north by the Ghimbășel river.

At the 2002 census, 95.3% of inhabitants 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.

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  Lutheran fortified church
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  Former Lutheran parish house
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  Public park and former German school
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  Town hall

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