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Viștea

Coordinates: 45°49′15″N 24°46′14″E / 45.82083°N 24.77056°E / 45.82083; 24.77056
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Viștea
Church in Viștea de Sus
Church in Viștea de Sus
Location within the county
Location within the county
Viștea is located in Romania
Viștea
Viștea
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°49′15″N 24°46′14″E / 45.82083°N 24.77056°E / 45.82083; 24.77056
CountryRomania
CountyBrașov
Government
 • MayorFlorin Ioani (PNL)
Area
83.89 km2 (32.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
2,198
 • Density26/km2 (68/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
507250
Vehicle reg.BV
Websitecomunavistea.ro

Viștea (Template:Lang-hu) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Olteț (Besimbák), Rucăr (Template:Lang-de; Rukkor), Viștea de Jos (the commune center), Viștea de Sus (Felsővist) and Viștișoara (Kisvist). It also included Drăguș village until 2004, when it was split off to form a separate commune.

At the 2011 census, 87.8% of inhabitants were Romanians and 12% Roma.

The commune is located at the western edge of Brașov County, in the central part of the Țara Făgărașului region, at the foot of the Făgăraș Mountains. The administrative center of the commune is in Viștea de Jos, situated on the DN1 road, 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of Făgăraș and 55 kilometres (34 mi) east of Sibiu.

References

  1. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.