Întorsura Buzaului
Encyclopedia
Întorsura Buzăului is a town in Covasna County
, Transylvania
, Romania
. It administers three villages: Brădet, Floroaia and Scrădoasa.
, 57 were Hungarians, and 15 Roma.
Demographic movement according to the censuses:
attended the festival. During the festival the attendants can consume Romanian traditional foods and drinks and are entertained with Romanian popular music.
Covasna County
Covasna is a county of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Sfântu Gheorghe.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 222,449 and the population density was 60/km².*Hungarians – 73.79% *Romanians – 23.28%...
, Transylvania
Transylvania
Transylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical...
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
. It administers three villages: Brădet, Floroaia and Scrădoasa.
Population
At the 2002 Romanian census, the town had 8926 inhabitants, of whom 8853 were RomaniansRomanians
The Romanians are an ethnic group native to Romania, who speak Romanian; they are the majority inhabitants of Romania....
, 57 were Hungarians, and 15 Roma.
Demographic movement according to the censuses:
Geography and climate
The town is located at 750m altitude, in a depression, surrounded by Întorsurii, Ciucaș and Siriu mountains. Due to its location, Întorsura Buzăului registers the lowest temperatures in Romania every year. In January 2006 the lowest registered temperature was -41 °C for 2 consecutive days.Local festival
The Ciobănaşul (Little Shepherd) Annual Festival takes place in Întorsura Buzăului in the first Sunday of September and lasts for two days. At the festival, visitors come from the town and the surrounding villages, and even from other counties. In 2006, Romanian President Traian BăsescuTraian Basescu
Traian Băsescu is the current President of Romania. After serving as the mayor of Bucharest from June 2000 until December 2004, he was elected president in the Romanian Presidential Elections of 2004 and inaugurated on December 20, 2004...
attended the festival. During the festival the attendants can consume Romanian traditional foods and drinks and are entertained with Romanian popular music.