Făgăraş

Făgăraş (in Hungarian Fogaras , in German Fogarasch ) is a town of Transylvania in Romania, in the Judeţ de Braşov having the title of Municipe just as Braşov. It counted 34.034 inhabitants in 2005.

It is historically the municipe (local center administrative) Rumanian, whereas Braşov was a municipe Saxon and multi-ethnic same Judeţ, which explains the fact that there are two municipes for this Judeţ but only Braşov is considered chief town.

Located on the road leading of Braşov to Sibiu, she played an important strategic part, in particular because of sound strong castle. Between the two world wars, Făgăraş was the chief town of the judeţ of Făgăraş.

Geography

Geographical coordinates

The town of Făgăraş is located in the central part of the depression of the same name. The city is crossed, from the east towards the west, by the river Olt, one of the principal affluents of the the Danube.

Altitude is located between 424 and 441 meters.

The localities bordering are the Mândra village (in the east), the Beclean village (in the west), the Râuşor villages, Ileni and Hurez (in the south) and the villages Şona, Felmer, Şoarş and Calbor (in north).

Climate

The annual average temperature of Făgăraş is of 8,2˚C. The lowest average temperature is of -4,6˚C (in January) and the highest average temperature (in July) is of 18,7˚C.

The highest temperature of Făgăraş was recorded the September 9th 1946: 38,9˚C, and the lowest temperature was recorded the January 13rd 1943: -33,8˚C.

The night gel is very frequent: 137,8 jours/an, from September to May. The prevalent winds are west towards the east. Precipitations vary between 600 and 800 mm/an, the known maximum is 1.166 mm in 1912 and the minimum is of 370,3 mm in 1945.

Transport

The railroad Bucharest - Braşov - Sibiu - Arad passes by the south of the locality. The station of Făgăraş of the Rumanian railroads is with 238,4 kilometers of Bucharest.

On the European road E68 (trunk road DN1), the town of Făgăraş is with 66 kilometers of the chief town city of the judeţ (department) of Braşov and with 76 kilometers of Sibiu. Other tarred roads lead to Rupea and Sighişoara (towards north), to Sebeş or Recea (towards the south).

Demography

At the XVIIe century, the population of the borough was of 1500 - 2000 inhabitants; in 1733, its population counted 183 Rumanian families (some 900 hearts), in accordance with the results of conscriptiondemandée by the bishop gréco-catholic Ioan Inocenţiu Micu Klein. In 1869, the population of Făgăraş was of 4.816 inhabitants, in 1881 of 5.307 inhabitants, in 1910 of 6.579 inhabitants. In accordance with the data of the census of the 1930, the population of the city was of 11.841 inhabitants: Rumanian , German Hungarian, , Jewish , etc From the point of view of their religious confessions, in 1930, the inhabitants of Făgăraş were orthodoxe (34, 9%), Gréco-catholics (19,7%), reformed (14,4%), romano-catholics (13,5%), Luthériens (9,9%), mosaic (4,9%), unitarian (2,3%), etc In 1949, the population of the city was of 9.296 inhabitants. In 1977, the population of the city was of 33.600 inhabitants, in 1979, it was of more than 38.000 inhabitants and in 2002, of 35.759 inhabitants.

Teaching

Colegiul Naţional “Radu Negru”, whose founder is Ion Codru Drăguşanu.
Colegiul Naţional “Doamna Stanca”
Colegiul Tehnic “Aurel Vijoli”
agro-industrial Liceul “Dr. Ioan Şenchea”
7 general schools
Of the nursery schools

Tourism

the strong castle of Făgăraş is the tourist main objective of the city. Its construction started towards the end of XIVe century, on the place of a ground fortress dating from XIIe century. In XVIe centuries, the castle was transformed into strong Château and, at the XVIIe century, it became princely residence. Between the two world wars, the castle was used as military garrison and, during the first part of the communist time, until into 1964 in particular, the castle was transformed into prison.

Now, the castle of Făgăraş shelters the Museum of the Country of Făgăraş, the public library, a restaurant.

the Saint Nicolas's Day church, built between the June 17th 1697 and the September 30th 1698;
the church Sfânta Treime (Holy Trinity), 1782 - 1791;
the church romano-catholic and the monastery of the brothers franciscains, 1737 - 1761, street Vasile Alecsandri;
Fundaţia "Negru Vodă" (the Foundation " Negru Vodă");
the statue of Doamna Stanca, the woman of the voïévode Michel the Brave man;
the statue of Badea Gheorghe Cârţan, self-educated shepherd, globe trotter (until Rome, Jerusalem, Paris…);
Laguna Albastră , place of relaxation: swimming pool, beach, restaurant, courts…
the town of Făgăraş constitutes an important starting point for the tourists who wish to make excursions and rises in the mounts of Făgăraş, called the the Alps of Transylvania . The closest alpine country cottages are Urlea , Valea Sâmbetei , Turnuri and Podragu , as well as the alpine refuge of Viştea Mare.

Personalities

Negru Vodă - Radu Negru, the legendary voïévode of the Valachie.
Vladislav Vlaicu, voïévode of the Valachie, “Vajvoda Transalpinus and banus Zeverino necnon dux of Fogaras”.
Mircea concealment Bătrân, voïévode of the Valachie had a field here.
Ştefan Mailat “Stephanus Maylad liber dominus ground Fogaras Wayvoda Transylvaniae and Siculorum Comes”.
Michel the unifying Brave man, voïévode of the Valachie, the Transylvania and the Moldavie (in 1600).
Doamna Stanca (the woman of Michel the Brave man).
Gabriel Bethlen (born in 1580 - died in 1629), prince of the Transylvania (1613 - 1629).
Ioan Inocenţiu Micu Klein, (1728 - 1751), bishop gréco-catholic of Făgăraş.
Ioan Puşcariu, captain of Făgăraş.
Ion Codru Drăguşanu, vice captain of Făgăraş.
Nicolae Densuşianu, (1846 - 1911), historian, member correspond of the Rumanian Academy.
Aron Densuşianu (1837 - 1900), literary critical poet and, member correspond of the Rumanian Academy.
Ovid Densusianu, philologist, linguist, folklorist, literary historian and poet, academician, professor with the University of Bucharest, was born in Făgăraş, in 1873, and he died in Bucharest, in 1938; he was the son of Aron Densuşianu.
Ioan Şenchea, directing Roumanians of Făgăraş (Left National Roumanian Transylvania) (1900 - 1916).
Virgil Fulicea (1906 - 1979), sculptor
Ştefan Câlţia (born the May 15th 1942, with Braşov, painter.
Ion Gavrilă Ogoranu (1923 - 2006), combatant anticommunist in the Mounts Făgăraş, former student of the current National College " Radu Negru".
Octavian Paler, (1926 - 2007), publicity agent, former student of the current National College " Radu Negru" , promotion 1945.
Laurenţiu (Liviu) Streza, born in 1947, orthodoxe archbishop and métropolite of Transylvania, former student of the current National College " Radu Negru" , promotion 1965.
Radu Anton Roman (born the August 19th 1948, in Făgăraş - deceased the August 29th 2005, with Bucharest) was a journalist, writer and realizer TV, guide of Jacques-Yves Cousteau, in the Delta of the Danube, in 1991.

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