Brașov ; German: Kronstadt; Hungarian: Brassó, Hungarian pronunciation: [’brɒʃʃoː]; Medieval Latin: Brassovia or Corona; 1950–1960: Orașul Stalin is a city in Romania and the capital of Brașov County. According to the last Romanian census, from 2011, there were 227,961 people living within the city of Brașov, making it the 8th most populated city in Romania, and the metropolitan area is home to 335,668 residents. Brașov is located in the central part of the country, about 166 km north of Bucharest. It is surrounded by the... Southern Carpathians and is part of the Transylvania region. The city is notable for being the birthplace of the national anthem of Romania and for hosting the Golden Stag International Music Festival. The city was first attested in 1235 AD under the name Corona, a Latin word meaning "crown", a name given by the German colonists. The current Romanian and Hungarian names are derived from the Turkic word barasu, meaning "white water" with a Slavic suffix -ov. The first attested mention of Brașov is Terra Saxonum de Barasu in a 1252 document.
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| Country: | Romania |
| Population: | 277,945 |
| Area: | 103.2 sq. mi. |
| Time zone: | Eastern European Time |
| Also known as: | Brasov |