Centru
Centru is a development region in Romania. As other development regions, it does not have any administrative powers, its main function being to co-ordinate regional development projects and manage funds from the European Union.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Region with 2,360,000 residents
- Description: development region of Romania
- Also known as: “Centre” and “Centru (development region)”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Biserica Neagră and Catherine’s Gate.
Biserica Neagră
Church
Photo: tprzechlewski, CC BY 2.0.
The Black Church, stands in the city of Brașov in south-eastern Transylvania, Romania. It was built by the local Transylvanian Saxon community of the city during medieval times and represents the main Gothic-style monument in the country, as well as being the…
Catherine’s Gate
Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Catherine's Gate in Brașov, Romania, was built by the Tailors' Guild, in 1559 for defensive purposes to replace an old gate destroyed by a flood in 1526.
Tâmpa
Peak
Photo: Moa3333, Public domain.
Tâmpa is a mountain, part of the Postăvarul Massif, located in the southern part of the Eastern Carpathians and almost entirely surrounded by the city of Brașov.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brașov and Săcele.
Brașov
Photo: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brașov is a city in Transylvania, Romania. It's set in the Carpathian Mountains in the centre of the country, 180 km from Bucharest. It's mostly a modern industrial city with a population of about 250,000, but the reason to visit is the well-preserved Old Town.
Săcele
Photo: Nicu farcas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Săcele is a city in Brașov County, Romania, in the Burzenland area of southeastern Transylvania, with a population of 30,920 inhabitants in 2021. It is adjacent to the city of Brașov, its city centre being situated 15 kilometres away from downtown Brașov.
Poiana Brașov
Photo: Kdanv, CC BY 3.0 ro.
Poiana Brașov is a neighborhood of Brașov and a Romanian ski resort. After the 2010s modernization, the ski area has expanded from 50 hectares to 80 hectares and the slope’s length increased from 13.8 km to 23.9 km.
Centru
- Categories: development region of Romania and administrative territorial entity
- Location: Romania, Balkans, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Urdu—“Centru” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Զարգացման Կենտրոնական տարածաշրջան”
- Armenian: “Ռումինիայի զարգացման Կենտրոնական տարածաշրջան”
- Basque: “Centru”
- Belarusian: “Цэнтральны рэгіён развіцця Румыніі”
- Belarusian: “Цэнтральны рэгіён разьвіцьця Румыніі”
- Bulgarian: “Централен регион на развитие”
- Chinese: “中央發展地區”
- Danish: “Centru”
- Dutch: “Centru”
- French: “Région de développement Centre”
- German: “Zentralrumänien”
- Greek: “Κεντρική περιφέρεια Ρουμανίας”
- Hungarian: “Közép-romániai fejlesztési régió”
- Ido: “Developo-regiono Centro”
- Italian: “Regione di sviluppo Centru”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Utviklingsregion Centru”
- Polish: “Region Centralny, Rumunia”
- Polish: “Region Centralny”
- Romanian: “Regiunea de dezvoltare Centru”
- Russian: “Центральный регион развития Румынии”
- Spanish: “Centru (Región de desarrollo)”
- Spanish: “Centru”
- Turkish: “Centru”
- Ukrainian: “Центральний регіон”
- Urdu: “وسطی”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Brașov Bus Station and Brașov.
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