Rupea (German: Reps; Hungarian: Kőhalom, lit. '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.
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Rupea | |
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Town | |
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![]() Location in Brașov County | |
![]() ![]() Rupea Location in Romania | |
Coordinates: 46°2′20″N 25°13′21″E | |
Country | Romania |
County | Brașov |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2024) | Alexandru Opriș[1] (PNL) |
Area | 74.87 km2 (28.91 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | 5,269 |
• Density | 70/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
Vehicle reg. | BV |
Website | primariarupea |
Rupea has a humid continental climate (Cfb in the Köppen climate classification).
Climate data for Rupea | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 1.2 (34.2) |
3.6 (38.5) |
8.4 (47.1) |
14.4 (57.9) |
19.1 (66.4) |
22.4 (72.3) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.6 (76.3) |
19.4 (66.9) |
13.9 (57.0) |
8.4 (47.1) |
2.4 (36.3) |
13.5 (56.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.9 (26.8) |
−1 (30) |
3.4 (38.1) |
9.1 (48.4) |
14.1 (57.4) |
17.6 (63.7) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.5 (67.1) |
14.6 (58.3) |
9 (48) |
4 (39) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
8.8 (47.8) |
Average low °C (°F) | −6.6 (20.1) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
3.5 (38.3) |
8.6 (47.5) |
12.5 (54.5) |
14.4 (57.9) |
14.3 (57.7) |
10 (50) |
4.7 (40.5) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
4.3 (39.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 42 (1.7) |
40 (1.6) |
53 (2.1) |
74 (2.9) |
86 (3.4) |
97 (3.8) |
82 (3.2) |
66 (2.6) |
59 (2.3) |
53 (2.1) |
45 (1.8) |
45 (1.8) |
742 (29.3) |
Source: https://en.climate-data.org/europe/romania/brasov/rupea-12795/ |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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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 |
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