Racoș (also Racoșul de Jos; German: Unter-Krebsdorf; Hungarian: Alsórákos) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Mateiaș (Mátéfalva) and Racoș.
The commune is located at the northern edge of the county, on the border with Covasna County, and near the border with Harghita County. It lies on the banks of the Olt River, 19 km (12 mi) from the town of Rupea and 63 km (39 mi) from the county seat, Brașov. There are train stations in both Racoș and Mateiaș that serve Line 300 of the CFR network, which connects Bucharest with the Hungarian border near Oradea.
The Racoș volcano is the oldest volcano in the region, and appears to be inactive.[2] The commune is the site of the Racoșul de Jos nature preserve [ro] and of the Racoș basalt columns [ro]. The Cotul Turzunului [ro] nature preserve is partly situated on the territory of Racoș.
The ruins of a Dacian fortress are located in Racoș. Alongside this the Sükösd-Bethlen Castle [ro] is a historic monument, first attested in 1636 which is also located in Racoș inside a now park. Another tourist destination is the Emerald Lake.
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^"Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
^Seghedi, I., Popa, RG., Panaiotu, C.G.; et al. (2016). "Short-lived eruptive episodes during the construction of a Na-alkalic basaltic field (Perșani Mountains, SE Transylvania, Romania)". Bulletin of Volcanology. 78 (10): 69. Bibcode:2016BVol...78...69S. doi:10.1007/s00445-016-1063-y. S2CID 133351161.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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racoș, other, uses, disambiguation, also, german, unter, krebsdorf, hungarian, alsórákos, commune, brașov, county, transylvania, romania, composed, villages, mateiaș, mátéfalva, alsórákoscommunelocation, within, countylocation, romaniacoordinates, 400countryro. For other uses see Racoș disambiguation Racoș also Racoșul de Jos German Unter Krebsdorf Hungarian Alsorakos is a commune in Brașov County Transylvania Romania It is composed of two villages Mateiaș Matefalva and Racoș Racoș AlsorakosCommuneLocation within the countyRacoșLocation in RomaniaCoordinates 46 1 N 25 24 E 46 017 N 25 400 E 46 017 25 400CountryRomaniaCountyBrașovGovernment Mayor 2020 2024 Ion Epureanu UDMR Area77 78 km2 30 03 sq mi Elevation484 m 1 588 ft Population 2021 12 01 1 3 345 Density43 km2 110 sq mi Time zoneEET EEST UTC 2 3 Postal code507175Vehicle reg BVWebsitewww wbr comunaracos wbr roThe commune is located at the northern edge of the county on the border with Covasna County and near the border with Harghita County It lies on the banks of the Olt River 19 km 12 mi from the town of Rupea and 63 km 39 mi from the county seat Brașov There are train stations in both Racoș and Mateiaș that serve Line 300 of the CFR network which connects Bucharest with the Hungarian border near Oradea The Racoș volcano is the oldest volcano in the region and appears to be inactive 2 The commune is the site of the Racoșul de Jos nature preserve ro and of the Racoș basalt columns ro The Cotul Turzunului ro nature preserve is partly situated on the territory of Racoș As determined by the 2011 census 55 of inhabitants were Hungarians 23 2 Romanians and 21 6 Roma At the 2002 census 33 4 were Reformed 23 3 Romanian Orthodox 21 Pentecostal 17 7 Unitarian and 3 6 Roman Catholic The ruins of a Dacian fortress are located in Racoș Alongside this the Sukosd Bethlen Castle ro is a historic monument first attested in 1636 which is also located in Racoș inside a now park Another tourist destination is the Emerald Lake References edit Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de varstă pe județe și municipii orașe comune la 1 decembrie 2021 XLS National Institute of Statistics Seghedi I Popa RG Panaiotu C G et al 2016 Short lived eruptive episodes during the construction of a Na alkalic basaltic field Perșani Mountains SE Transylvania Romania Bulletin of Volcanology 78 10 69 Bibcode 2016BVol 78 69S doi 10 1007 s00445 016 1063 y S2CID 133351161 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link nbsp The Sukosd Bethlen Castle nbsp Reformed church nbsp This Brașov County location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Racoș amp oldid 1181057783, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
