Cristian (Comuna Cristian)
Cristian (Neustadt; Keresztényfalva) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Cristian.
The commune is located some 12 km west of Brașov, in the Burzenland region of southeastern Transylvania. It is traversed south to north by the Ghimbășel river.
At the 2002 census, 95.3% of inhabitants were Romanians, 2.9% Transylvanian Saxons and 1.8% Hungarians. 93.1% were Romanian Orthodox, 2.6% Lutheran, 1.7% Christian Evangelical, 0.8% Reformed and 0.5% Roman Catholic.
The commune is located some 12 km west of Brașov, in the Burzenland region of southeastern Transylvania. It is traversed south to north by the Ghimbășel river.
At the 2002 census, 95.3% of inhabitants were Romanians, 2.9% Transylvanian Saxons and 1.8% Hungarians. 93.1% were Romanian Orthodox, 2.6% Lutheran, 1.7% Christian Evangelical, 0.8% Reformed and 0.5% Roman Catholic.
Map - Cristian (Comuna Cristian)
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Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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RON | Romanian leu | lei | 2 |
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HU | Hungarian language |
RO | Romanian language |