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Brasov
Braşov (Kronstadt in German, Brassoi in Hungarian), city in Romania, residence of the Braşov county[?].
Brasov is located in the central part of the country, at about 160 Km from Bucharest and surrounded by the Carpathian Mountains. It is part of the Transylvania region.
- The nearby Bran Castle[?], said to have belonged to Dracula (though nobody has proofs of that)
- Biserica Neagra[?] - old medieval church initially built in 1383, reconstructed in 1477
- Biserica St. Nicolae[?] - 14th century church
- Poiana Brasov[?] Ski Resort
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