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Șimon
The Șimon (in its upper course also: ''Gaura'') is a right tributary of the river Turcu in Romania. Its source is in the Bucegi Mountains. It flows into the Turcu in Bran Bran, also known as miller's bran, is the component of a Cereal, cereal grain consisting of the hard layersthe combined aleurone and Fruit anatomy#Pericarp layers, pericarpsurrounding the endosperm. Maize, Corn (maize) bran also includes the p .... Its length is and its basin size is . References Rivers of Romania Rivers of Brașov County {{Brașov-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bran, Brașov
Bran (; ) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is about southwest of the city of Brașov and consists of five villages: Bran, Poarta (), Predeluț (''Kispredeál''), Șimon (''Simon''), and Sohodol (''Szohodol''). The medieval Bran Castle is a popular tourist destination, partly because it has been promoted by the Romanian tourism industry as having been the home of Dracula in Bram Stoker's novel of the same name. The castle has been listed as one of the Seven Wonders of Romania. Geography Bran is located in the southern part of Brașov County, on or near the border with Dâmbovița and Argeș counties, and belongs to the historical sub-region of Țara Bârsei (Burzenland). It lies at the northern end of the Rucăr-Bran Pass; national road DN73, which runs through the pass, connects Brașov to Pitești, to the southwest. The commune is situated between two mountain ranges of the Southern Carpathians: to the southeast are the Bucegi Mountains, wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brașov County
Brașov County () is a county (județ) of Transylvania, Romania. Its capital city is Brașov. The county incorporates within its boundaries most of the Medieval "lands" (''țări'') Burzenland and Făgăraș. Name In Hungarian language, Hungarian, it is known as ''Brassó megye'', and in German language, German as ''Kreis Kronstadt''. Under Austria-Hungary, a county with an identical name (Brassó County, ) was created in 1876, covering a smaller area. Demographics At the 2011 Romanian census, 2011 census, the county had a population of 549,217 and the population density was . * Romanians – 87.4% * Hungarians in Romania, Hungarians – 7.77% * Romani people in Romania, Romas – 3.5% * Germans of Romania, Germans (Transylvanian Saxons) – 0.65% At the 2021 Romanian census, 2021 census, Brașov County had a population of 546,615 and the population density was . * Romanians – 88.33% * Hungarians in Romania, Hungarians – 5,98% * Romani people in Romania, Romas – 4.98% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turcu (Bârsa)
The Turcu (also: ''Moieciu'', in its upper course also: ''Bângăleasa'' or ''Grohotișul'') is a right tributary of the river Bârsa (Olt), Bârsa in Romania. It discharges into the Bârsa in Tohanu Vechi near Zărnești. e-calauza.ro Its source is in the Bucegi Mountains. Its length is and its basin size is . Tributaries The following rivers are tributaries to the river Turcu (from source to mouth): *Left: Stăncioiu, Grădiștea, Sbârcioara, Tohănița *Right: Valea Lungă, Jungulești, Șimon, Poarta (Turcu), PoartaReferences Rivers of Romania Rivers of Brașov County {{Brașov-river-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucegi Mountains
The Bucegi Mountains ( ) are located in central Romania, south of the city of Brașov. They are part of the Southern Carpathians group of the Carpathian Mountains. At , ''Omu Peak, Omu'' is its highest point. To the east, the Bucegi Mountains have a very steep slope towards the popular tourist destinations in the Prahova Valley, such as Bușteni and Sinaia. At a higher elevation is the Bucegi Plateau, where wind and rain have turned the rock (geology), rocks into spectacular figures such as the Sphinx (Romania), Sphinx and ''Babele''. The Bucegi is believed to be the Dacians, Dacian holy mountain ''Kogainon'', on which the God Zalmoxis resided in a cave. Name The exact origin of the name "Bucegi" is disputed by philologists. "Buceag" or "bugeac" seems to be the source of the name, a word designating in the language of mountain people both the moss in the forest and the wilderness or the junipers. An archaic version of the name "Bucegi" is "Buceci", name still used today by elder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tributary
A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they flow, drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater, leading the water out into an ocean, another river, or into an endorheic basin. The Irtysh is a chief tributary of the Ob (river), Ob river and is also the longest tributary river in the world with a length of . The Madeira River is the largest tributary river by volume in the world with an average discharge of . A confluence, where two or more bodies of water meet, usually refers to the joining of tributaries. The opposite to a tributary is a distributary, a river or stream that branches off from and flows away from the main stream. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to the east, and the Black Sea to the southeast. It has a mainly continental climate, and an area of with a population of 19 million people. Romania is the List of European countries by area, twelfth-largest country in Europe and the List of European Union member states by population, sixth-most populous member state of the European Union. Europe's second-longest river, the Danube, empties into the Danube Delta in the southeast of the country. The Carpathian Mountains cross Romania from the north to the southwest and include Moldoveanu Peak, at an altitude of . Bucharest is the country's Bucharest metropolitan area, largest urban area and Economy of Romania, financial centre. Other major urban centers, urban areas include Cluj-Napoca, TimiÈ™ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of Romania
This is a list of rivers of Romania which entirely or partially flow through Romania. Longest rivers The length and drainage area represent only the part of the river within Romania.2017 Romanian Statistical Yearbook p. 13 References {{List of rivers of Europe *Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south ...
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