Râșnov

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Râșnov (; ; ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect: Ruusenåå; Latin: Rosnovia) is a town in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania with a population of 15,920 as of 2021.

It is located at about 15 km southwest of the city of Brașov and about the same distance from Bran, on DN73, a road that links Wallachia and Transylvania.

History

|source = Census data |1850 |4094 |1920 |4876 |1930 |5347 |1941 |5732 |1956 |7974 |1966 |9700 |1977 |13792 |1992 |16384 |2002 |16242 |2011 |15022 |2021 |15920

The Roman fort of Cumidava was discovered in 1856 near the town.

The Râșnov Fortress was first built as a castle by the Teutonic Knights in the years 1211–1225. Râșnov was mentioned for the first time in 1331 as Rosnou and again in 1388 as villa Rosarum. While the village was razed many times in its history by Tatars, Turks, and Wallachians, the fortress was conquered only once, in 1612, by Gabriel Báthory.

Legend of the fortress well

There is a legend attached to Râșnov Fortress. During a particularly long siege of the fortress, the citizens of Râșnov were concerned about the lack of available fresh drinking water. Two Turkish soldiers, having been captured earlier, were put to the task of digging a well in the centre of the fortress. These two men were assured that they would be given their freedom once the well was completed. According to local legend, it took them 17 years to finish the well, but they were still killed afterwards. This famous well still sits in the centre of Râșnov Fortress, and is 143 m deep.

Climate

Râșnov has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb in the Köppen climate classification).

|location = Râșnov |metric first = yes |single line = yes |collapsed=y |Jan high C = 0.3 |Feb high C = 2.2 |Mar high C = 6.8 |Apr high C = 12.8 |May high C = 17.6 |Jun high C = 20.9 |Jul high C = 22.8 |Aug high C = 23.1 |Sep high C = 18.1 |Oct high C = 12.9 |Nov high C = 7.8 |Dec high C = 1.9 |year high C = |Jan mean C = -3.8 |Feb mean C = -2.2 |Mar mean C = 2.1 |Apr mean C = 7.9 |May mean C = 13 |Jun mean C = 16.7 |Jul mean C = 18.5 |Aug mean C = 18.5 |Sep mean C = 13.6 |Oct mean C = 8.2 |Nov mean C = 3.5 |Dec mean C = -1.9 |year mean C = |Jan low C = -7.9 |Feb low C = -6.5 |Mar low C = -2.5 |Apr low C = 2.6 |May low C = 7.8 |Jun low C = 11.9 |Jul low C = 13.7 |Aug low C = 13.7 |Sep low C = 9.3 |Oct low C = 4.1 |Nov low C = 0.1 |Dec low C = -5.4 |year low C = |Jan precipitation mm = 46 |Feb precipitation mm = 44 |Mar precipitation mm = 62 |Apr precipitation mm = 93 |May precipitation mm = 134 |Jun precipitation mm = 138 |Jul precipitation mm = 136 |Aug precipitation mm = 110 |Sep precipitation mm = 74 |Oct precipitation mm = 59 |Nov precipitation mm = 52 |Dec precipitation mm = 51 |year precipitation = |date=May 2021|source=https://en.climate-data.org/europe/romania/brasov/rasnov-15497/}}

Culture

Music

As of August 2013, Râșnov became the host of the biggest extreme metal festival in Romania, known as Rockstadt Extreme Fest, which was held at the foot of the fortress hill. The festival featured bands such as Decapitated, Napalm Death, Gojira, Carach Angren, Rotting Christ, Septicflesh, Primordial, Dimmu Borgir, Kreator, Lamb Of God, Bullet For My Valentine, Heaven Shall Burn, Parkway Drive, Sleep Token, Architects, Stick To Your Guns, Knocked Loose, Unearth among many others.

Film

The American film Cold Mountain (2002) was shot to a large degree in the area around Râșnov.

Sports

Râșnov Sports Complex was built just outside the town in Cărbunării Valley, for 2013 European Youth Winter Olympic Festival, which was hosted in the nearby city of Brașov.

Two ski jumping events took place in Râșnov, as part of the Women's Ski Jumping World Cup 2013/2014 competition. The events were scheduled for March 2014, on the "Valea Cărbunării" slope. During the 2019–20 World Cup, both women and men had events in Râșnov..

Notable people

References

References

  1. "Results of the 2024 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau.
  2. "Rosenau".
  3. "Rosenau - Informationen".
  4. (2011-10-17). "Romania starts into the future".
  5. "Ski Jumping - FIS-SKI".

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