1977 Vrancea earthquake
The 1977 Vrancea earthquake occurred on Friday, 4 March 1977, 21:20 local time and was felt throughout the Balkans.
Covasna (Romanian pronunciation: [koˈvasna], Hungarian: Kovászna, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈkovaːsnɒ], German: Kowasna) is a town in Covasna county, Transylvania, Romania, at an altitude of 550–600 m.
Population: 10,979
Latitude: 45° 51' 0.00" N
Longitude: 26° 10' 59.99" E
The 1977 Vrancea earthquake occurred on Friday, 4 March 1977, 21:20 local time and was felt throughout the Balkans.
The Burzenland ( listen ; Romanian: Țara Bârsei; Hungarian: Barcaság) is a historic and ethnographic area in southeastern Transylvania, Romania with a mixed population of Romanians, Germans and Hungarians.
Prejmer (German: Tartlau; Hungarian: Prázsmár) is a commune in Braşov County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Lunca Câlnicului (Farkasvágó), Prejmer and Stupinii Prejmerului (Rohrau; Méheskert).
Feldioara (German: Marienburg; Hungarian: Földvár or Barcaföldvár) is a Romanian commune located in Transylvania, very close to Brașov (about 10 miles or 15 kilometers).
Hărman (German: Honigberg; Hungarian: Szászhermány) is a commune in Braşov County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Hărman and Podu Oltului (Vámoshíd).
Bod (German: Brenndorf; Hungarian: Botfalu) is a commune in Braşov County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Bod and Colonia Bod (Botfalusi Cukorgyártelep). At Bod there is one of Romania's largest sugar factories and a broadcasting transmitt…
The Bod Transmitter (also known as the Braşov Transmitter) is the name of the transmitter facility for the central longwave radio station near Bod, Romania.
Vâlcele (Hungarian: Előpatak, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɛløːpɒtɒk]) is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania composed of four villages:
Comandău (Hungarian: Kommandó, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈkommɒndoː]) is a commune in Covasna County, Romania.
Sânpetru (German: Petersberg; Hungarian: Barcaszentpéter, Szentpéterfalva) is a commune in Braşov County, Romania, located 5 km north of the county capital Braşov.
Soveja is a commune located in Vrancea County, Romania.
Paltin is a commune located in Vrancea County, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Ghebari, Paltin, Prahuda, Ţepa and Vâlcani.
Valea Mare (Hungarian: Nagypatak) is a commune in Covasna County, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Valea Mare, which was part of Barcani Commune before being split off in 1999. The commune is located 21 km southeast from Sfântu Gheorghe,…
Teliu (Hungarian: Keresztvár, Nyén, Nyény; German: Kreuzburg) is a commune in Braşov County, Romania.
Spulber is a commune located in Vrancea County, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Carşocheşti-Corăbiţa, Morăreşti, Păvălari, Spulber, Tojanii de Jos, Tojanii de Sus and Ţipău.
Sfântu Gheorghe Solar Park, a large thin-film photovoltaic (PV) power system, is being built on a 4 ha plot of land near the Sfântu Gheorghe city in Romania.
Păuleşti is a commune in Vrancea County, Romania, with a population of 2,257. It is composed of two villages, Hăulişca (population: 770) and Păuleşti (population: 1487).
Dobârlău (Hungarian: Dobolló; German: Dobersdorf) is a commune in Covasna County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Dobârlău, Lunca Mărcuşului (Bélmező), Mărcuş (Márkos) and Valea Dobârlăului (Dobollópatak).