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'''Brașov''' ({{IPAc-en|UK|b|r|æ|ˈ|ʃ|ɒ|v}}, {{IPAc-en|US|b|r|ɑː|ˈ|ʃ|ɔː|v|,_|-|ɔː|f}},<ref>{{Cite American Heritage Dictionary|Brasov|access-date=10 May 2019}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190510204506/https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/Brasov "Braşov"] (US) and {{Cite dictionary |url=http://www.lexico.com/definition/Bra%C5%9Fov |title=Braşov |dictionary=[[Lexico|Oxford Dictionaries]] UK English Dictionary |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]}}{{dead link|date=September 2022|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Merriam-Webster|Braşov|access-date=10 May 2019}}</ref> {{IPA
According to the [[2021 Romanian census|2021 census]], with 237,589 inhabitants, Brașov is the [[Cities in Romania|6th most populous city]] in Romania.<ref name="RPL2021"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-esential-26058967-harta-interactiva-populatia-romaniei-fiecare-localitate-din-tara-recensamantul-2021-2011-cele-mai-mari-creseri-cele-mai-drastice-scaderi.htm|title=Populația României în fiecare localitate din țară - Recensământul 2021 vs. 2011|publisher=hotnews.ro|language=ro|date=2 February 2023}}</ref> The [[Brașov metropolitan area|metropolitan area]] was home to 371,802 residents.<ref name="RPL2021"/>
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Another historical name used for Brașov is ''Stephanopolis'',<ref>J. G. Th. Graesse: ''[[Orbis Latinus]]'', G. Schönfeld, Dresden 1861, {{URN|nbn:de:s2w-3093}} ([http://www.columbia.edu/acis/ets/Graesse/contents.html html, with alphabetical search index]<!-- [https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_xfY_AAAAIAAJ pdf], s. nichtkommerzielle URN -->).</ref> 'from "Stephanos", crown, and "polis", city.
On 22 August 1950, Brașov was [[List of places in Romania whose names were changed|renamed]] ''Orașul Stalin'' (''lit.'' [[List of places named after Joseph Stalin|Stalin City]]) after [[Joseph Stalin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.traveltoromania.com/destinations/transylvania/brasov|title=Brasov – Travel To Romania|website=www.traveltoromania.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010045359/http://www.traveltoromania.com/destinations/transylvania/brasov|archive-date=2007-10-10|access-date=2008-01-04}}</ref>
==History==
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== Economy ==
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[[File:UTB - IAR-22 tractor 1.jpg|thumb|First Romanian-made tractor, the IAR 22, on display in front of the [https://coresibrasov.ro/ Coresi Shopping Resort]]]
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*Colegiul de Științe ale Naturii "Emil Racoviță"
*Liceul "Nicolae Titulescu"
*Liceul Vocațional de
*Liceul Vocațional de Arte Plastice "Hans Mattis-Teutsch"
*Liceul cu Program Sportiv
*Colegiul de Științe "Grigore Antipa”
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Brașov is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web |title=Statutul Municipiului Braşov|url=https://www.brasovcity.ro/file-zone/regulamente/primarie/Statutul-mun-Brasov.pdf|publisher=Brașov|pages=66–67|language=ro|access-date=2021-11-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Cleveland's Sister Cities|url=http://www.city.cleveland.oh.us/CityofCleveland/Home/Government/MayorsOffice/Office_of_Government_Affairs/SisterCities|publisher=City of Cleveland|access-date=2021-11-25|archive-date=2015-06-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150615142633/http://www.city.cleveland.oh.us/CityofCleveland/Home/Government/MayorsOffice/Office_of_Government_Affairs/SisterCities|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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*{{flagicon|BIH}} [[Bijeljina]], Republika Srpska / Bosnia and Herzegovina
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Cleveland]], United States
*{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Győr]], Hungary
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* [http://www.brasovcity.ro/ City Hall official website]
* [http://turism.brasovcity.ro/ Tourism official website]
{{Brașov County}}
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