The Rucăr–Bran Pass , also called in English the Bran Pass ( German : Törzburger Pass , Hungarian : Törcsvári-szoros ), is a mountain pass in Romania , linking the counties of Brașov and Argeș . It has some of the most spectacular natural views in Romania, looking over the Bucegi Mountains of the Southern Carpathians .
5-633: The Pass starts in the commune of Rucăr , Argeș County, and runs for about 34 kilometres (21 miles) in a northeasterly direction. The communes of Fundata (including Șirnea village) and Moieciu , both in Brașov County, lie within the Pass, which ends in Bran . National road DN73 runs through the Pass, connecting the city of Pitești , 76 km (47 mi) southwest of Rucăr, to the city of Brașov , 29 km (18 mi) northeast of Bran. The Pass reaches
10-437: A commune can contain any size population, but in practice, when a commune becomes relatively urbanised and exceeds approximately 10,000 residents, it is usually granted city status. Although cities are on the same administrative level as communes, their local governments are structured in a way that gives them more power. Some urban or semi-urban areas of fewer than 10,000 inhabitants have also been given city status. Each commune
15-638: A maximum elevation of 1,300 m (4,300 ft) in Fundata. In 1382, Bran Castle was built by the Transylvanian Saxons of Brașov to defend the Pass from the Ottomans . In the year 1413, a customs post in the Pass was licensed by the ruler of Wallachia . This charged a duty on all goods brought through the Pass. Southwards the usual trade route ran to Cetățeni , branching out to Popești and Hârșova . This Romanian location article
20-568: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Communes of Romania A commune ( comună in Romanian ) is the lowest level of administrative subdivision in Romania . There are 2,686 communes in Romania. The commune is the rural subdivision of a county . Urban areas , such as towns and cities within a county, are given the status of city or municipality . In principle,
25-636: Is administered by a mayor ( primar in Romanian). A commune is made up of one or more villages which do not themselves have an administrative function. Communes, like cities, correspond to the European Union's level 2 local administrative unit (LAU). Florești , in Cluj County , is the largest commune in Romania by population, with over 22,000 inhabitants. Bistra , in Alba County , is
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