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Rupea
Town
Location of Rupea
Location of Rupea
Country Romania
CountyBraşov County
StatusTown
Government
 • MayorFlavius Dumitrescu (Democratic Liberal Party)
Area
 • Total
74.87 km2 (28.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
5,011
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)


Rupea (German Reps; Hungarian: Kőhalom; Latin Ripa) is a town in Braşov County in Transylvania, Romania. It administers one village, Fișer, which has a fortified church. Older Romanian names for the settlement include Cohalm and Holuma.

Rupea Fortress is located north of Rupea, Romania in Braşov County. It is currently under heavy renovation by the Romanian department of tourism.
Castle of Rupea
view from the inner fortification
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1956 4,691—    
1966 6,273+33.7%
1977 6,640+5.9%
1992 6,326−4.7%
2002 6,246−1.3%
2011 5,011−19.8%
Source: Census data


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