Poiana Mărului

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Poiana Mărului (German: Bleschbach; Hungarian: Almásmező) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of a single village of the same name.

Poiana Mărului
Location within the county
Location within the county
Poiana Mărului is located in Romania
Poiana Mărului
Poiana Mărului
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°37′00″N 25°19′00″E / 45.6167°N 25.3167°E / 45.6167; 25.3167
CountryRomania
CountyBrașov
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Alexandru-Cătălin Perșoiu (PSD)
Area
94.6 km2 (36.5 sq mi)
Elevation
627 m (2,057 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
2,956
 • Density31/km2 (81/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
507160
Area code(+40) 02 68
Vehicle reg.BV
Websiteprimariapoianamarului.ro

The commune is located in the central-south part of the county, in a hilly area north of the Piatra Craiului Mountains, on the banks of the river Șercaia. It is crossed by national road DN73A, which runs from Predeal to Șercaia; the county seat, Brașov, is 32 km (20 mi) to the east, and can be reached via DN73.

Natives

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  • Ion Clopoțel (1892–1986), journalist, sociographer, and memoirist.

References

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  1. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
 
Ox cart in Poiana Mărului