Poiana lui Brâncă

Poiana lui Brâncă is a heath in Brașov, Brașov County. Poiana lui Brâncă is situated nearby to the heath Poiana Nisipului, as well as near the spring Fântâna lui Brad.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tâmpa and ‘The First Romanian School’ Museum.

Tâmpa

Peak

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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. Tâmpa is situated 4 km north of Poiana lui Brâncă.

‘The First Romanian School’ Museum

Museum

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The First Romanian School is located on the grounds of the 15th-century St. Nicholas Church, itself located in the historic district of Șcheii Brașovului, in what is now Brașov, Romania. ‘The First Romanian School’ Museum is situated 4 km north of Poiana lui Brâncă.

Postăvarul Massif

Peak

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The Postăvarul massif is a massif in Romania; it is part of the Romanian Carpathians, which in turn are part of the Carpathian Mountains range. The altitude of the highest peak, also named Postăvarul is 1799 metres. Postăvarul Massif is situated 3½ km south of Poiana lui Brâncă.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Poiana Brașov and Șcheii Brașovului.

Poiana Brașov

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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.

Șcheii Brașovului

Neighborhood

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Șcheii Brașovului is the old ethnically Bulgarian and Romanian neighborhood of Brașov, a city in southeastern Transylvania, Romania. This village-like section of the town is mostly made up of small houses built along narrow roads with gardens and small fields on the slopes of the Tâmpa Mountain. Șcheii Brașovului is situated 4 km north of Poiana lui Brâncă.