Rupea (german: Reps;
Transylvanian Saxon
The Transylvanian Saxons (german: Siebenbürger Sachsen; Transylvanian Saxon: ''Siweberjer Såksen''; ro, Sași ardeleni, sași transilvăneni/transilvani; hu, Erdélyi szászok) are a people of German ethnicity who settled in Transylvania ...
: ''Räppes''; hu, Kőhalom, lit=mound of rocks; la, Ripa) is a town in
Brașov County in
Transylvania,
Romania. It administers one village, Fișer (''Schweischer''; ''Sövénység''), which has a
fortified church. Older Romanian names for the settlement include ''Cohalm'' and ''Holuma''. At the 2011 census, 71.6% of inhabitants were
Romanians, 19.5%
Hungarians, 7.1%
Roma
Roma or ROMA may refer to:
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, and 1.7%
Germans (more specifically
Transylvanian Saxons).
Climate
Rupea has a
humid continental climate (''Cfb'' in the
Köppen climate classification).
See also
*
Battle of Kőhalom
*
Rupea Citadel
References
*
Populated places in Brașov County
Localities in Transylvania
Towns in Romania
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