Tărlungeni (; ) is a commune in

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, Hungari ...

Transylvania Transylvania ( or ; ; or ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Siweberjen'') is a List of historical regions of Central Europe, historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and ...

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. It is composed of four villages: Cărpiniș (''Kerpenest''), Purcăreni (''Pürkerec''), Tărlungeni and Zizin (''Zajzon''). The commune is located in the southeastern part of the county, just east of the county seat,

Brașov Brașov (, , ; , also ''Brasau''; ; ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Kruhnen'') is a city in Transylvania, Romania and the county seat (i.e. administrative centre) of Brașov County. According to the 2021 Romanian census, ...

, and belongs to the

Brașov metropolitan area The Brașov metropolitan area is a metropolitan area in Brașov County, Romania, that includes the municipality of Brașov and 12 other nearby communities. It was constituted in 2007 with the aim of creating business opportunities, building and ad ...

. Tărlungeni lies on the banks of the river

Tărlung The Tărlung (in its upper course also: ''Ramura Mare''; ) is a left tributary of the river Râul Negru in Romania. It discharges into the Râul Negru in Băcel.

and its affluent, the

Zizin The Zizin (in its upper course also: ''Dobromir'') is a right tributary of the river Tărlung in Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Uk ...

. The first attestation of the locality dates back to November 4, 1484, when the

voivode of Transylvania The Voivode of Transylvania (;Fallenbüchl 1988, p. 77. ;Zsoldos 2011, p. 36. ; ) was the highest-ranking official in Transylvania within the Kingdom of Hungary from the 12th century to the 16th century. Appointed by the King of Hun ...

Stephen V Báthory Stephen Báthory of Ecsed (, ; ; 1430–1493) was a Hungarian people, Hungarian commander, 'dapiferorum regalium magister' (1458–?), judge royal (1471–1493), and voivode of Transylvania (1479–1493). He rose to power under K ...

, came to Brașov to mediate a dispute between the villages of

Prejmer Prejmer (; ) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Lunca Câlnicului (''Farkasvágó''), Prejmer, and Stupinii Prejmerului (''Rohrau''; ''Méheskert''). Located northeast of Brașov, the Olt River ...

and Tărlungeni over the usage of the waters of the river Tărlung. At the 2021 census, Tărlungeni had a population of 12,067, of which 38.53% were

Romanians Romanians (, ; dated Endonym and exonym, exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group and nation native to Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. Sharing a Culture of Romania, ...

, 28.88%

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, and 27.42%

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. At the 2011 census, the commune had 8,320 inhabitants; of those, 39.9% were Romanians, 30.7% Roma, and 29.1% Hungarians. At the 2002 census, 61.3% were

Romanian Orthodox The Romanian Orthodox Church (ROC; , ), or Romanian Patriarchate, is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church in full communion with other Eastern Orthodox Christian churches, and one of the nine patriarchates in the Eastern Orthodox Church. S ...

, 31.2%

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, 3.6%

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and 1.1%

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. Zizin is known for its

mineral water Mineral water is water from a mineral spring that contains various minerals, such as salts and sulfur compounds. It is usually still, but may be sparkling ( carbonated/ effervescent). Traditionally, mineral waters were used or consumed at t ...

springs, originating from the

phreatic zone The phreatic zone, saturated zone, or zone of saturation, is the part of an aquifer, below the water table The water table is the upper surface of the phreatic zone or zone of saturation. The zone of saturation is where the pores and fractur ...

of the

Ciucaș Mountains The Ciucaș Mountains (, ) is a mountain range in Romania. It is located in the northern part of Prahova County and straddles the border with Brașov County Brașov County () is a county (județ) of Transylvania, Romania. Its capital city is ...

; the first official description of the springs dates from 1773. From 1983 to 2016 the

Liga II The Liga 2, most commonly spelled as Liga II, is the second level of the Romanian football league system. The league changed its name from Divizia B just before the start of the 2006–07 Liga II, 2006–07 football season. It is currently Sponso ...

football club

CS Unirea Tărlungeni CS, C-S, C.S., Cs, cs, or cs. may refer to: Job titles * Chief Secretary (Hong Kong) * Chief superintendent, a rank in the British and several other police forces * Company secretary, a senior position in a private sector company or public sec ...

was based in the commune.

Natives

György Barkó György Barkó (18 July 1931 – 30 January 2024) was a Romanian and Hungarian actor. Biography Barkó was born in Purcăreni, Brașov County on 18 July 1931. In 1950 he graduated from the Saint George Székely Mikó Reformed College, the same ...

(born 1931), Romanian and Hungarian actor *

Ștefan Foriș Ștefan Foriș (; born István Fóris, also known as Marius; 9 May 1892 – summer 1946) was a Hungarian and Romanian communist journalist who served as general secretary of the Romanian Communist Party (PCR or PCdR) between December 1940 and Ap ...

(1892–1946), Romanian communist activist

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Communes in Brașov County Localities in Transylvania category:Mocani {{Braşov-geo-stub

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