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1197:See also
1186:Source:
1112:Average
785:, 9.86%
546:fortress
469:fortress
1688:Șercaia
1663:Prejmer
1648:Ormeniș
1643:Moieciu
1633:Măieruș
1618:Homorod
1603:Hârseni
1593:Hălchiu
1588:Fundata
1568:Crizbav
1543:Bunești
1523:Beclean
1475:Predeal
1470:Ghimbav
1438:Făgăraș
1408:Romania
1309:YouTube
1298:YouTube
1181:(29.3)
1107:(39.7)
1102:(24.3)
1097:(33.1)
1092:(40.5)
1082:(57.7)
1077:(57.9)
1072:(54.5)
1067:(47.5)
1062:(38.3)
1057:(29.5)
1052:(22.8)
1047:(20.1)
1037:(47.8)
1032:(29.8)
1017:(58.3)
1012:(67.1)
1007:(67.1)
1002:(63.7)
997:(57.4)
992:(48.4)
987:(38.1)
977:(26.8)
967:(56.3)
962:(36.3)
957:(47.1)
952:(57.0)
947:(66.9)
942:(76.3)
937:(75.7)
932:(72.3)
927:(66.4)
922:(57.9)
917:(47.1)
912:(38.5)
907:(34.2)
842:in the
830:Climate
805:Natives
791:Germans
773:At the
540:in the
532:History
442:Romania
422:
415:Kőhalom
375:Website
257:Romania
254:Country
80:scholar
55:"Rupea"
1748:Vulcan
1738:Viștea
1718:Ticușu
1638:Mândra
1623:Jibert
1613:Holbav
1608:Hoghiz
1598:Hărman
1573:Drăguș
1558:Comăna
1538:Budila
1480:Râșnov
1443:Săcele
1433:Codlea
1426:Brașov
1417:Cities
1234:9 June
1176:(1.8)
1171:(1.8)
1166:(2.1)
1161:(2.3)
1156:(2.6)
1151:(3.2)
1146:(3.8)
1141:(3.4)
1136:(2.9)
1131:(2.1)
1126:(1.6)
1121:(1.7)
858:Month
749:−19.8%
705:+33.7%
694:+68.7%
661:+11.9%
526:Oradea
503:Brașov
479:Viscri
462:Holuma
458:Cohalm
407:Räppes
395:German
349:505500
268:Brașov
263:County
82:
75:
68:
61:
53:
1771:This
1743:Voila
1728:Ungra
1713:Teliu
1703:Șoarș
1693:Șinca
1673:Recea
1668:Racoș
1653:Părău
1553:Cincu
1513:Apața
1485:Rupea
1462:Towns
1275:INSSE
1253:(XLS)
1087:(50)
1027:(39)
1022:(48)
982:(30)
897:Year
760:−2.1%
757:4,907
754:2021
746:5,011
743:2011
738:−1.3%
735:6,246
732:2002
727:−4.7%
724:6,326
721:1992
716:+5.9%
713:6,640
710:1977
702:6,273
699:1966
691:4,691
688:1956
683:−1.0%
680:2,781
677:1941
672:−4.5%
669:2,809
666:1930
658:2,941
655:1910
650:+2.5%
647:2,628
644:1900
636:2,565
633:1850
588:plasa
524:near
495:Fișer
426:Latin
391:Rupea
313:4,907
204:Rupea
125:Rupea
87:JSTOR
73:books
1777:stub
1723:Ucea
1628:Lisa
1548:Cața
1533:Bran
1236:2021
1100:−4.3
1080:14.3
1075:14.4
1070:12.5
1055:−1.4
1050:−5.1
1045:−6.6
1030:−1.2
1015:14.6
1010:19.5
1005:19.5
1000:17.6
995:14.1
975:−2.9
965:13.5
950:13.9
945:19.4
940:24.6
935:24.3
930:22.4
925:19.1
920:14.4
894:Dec
891:Nov
888:Oct
885:Sep
882:Aug
879:Jul
876:Jun
873:May
870:Apr
867:Mar
864:Feb
861:Jan
787:Roma
622:Pop.
618:Year
491:Cozd
460:and
430:Ripa
420:lit.
399:Reps
336:EEST
294:Area
133:Town
59:news
1528:Bod
1307:on
1296:on
1179:742
1105:4.3
1095:0.6
1090:4.7
1065:8.6
1060:3.5
1035:8.8
990:9.1
985:3.4
960:2.4
955:8.4
915:8.4
910:3.6
905:1.2
846:).
840:Cfb
559:of
528:.
511:CFR
499:E60
436:in
382:.ro
332:EET
287:PNL
42:by
1822::
1405:,
1255:.
1174:45
1169:45
1164:53
1159:59
1154:66
1149:82
1144:97
1139:86
1134:74
1129:53
1124:40
1119:42
1085:10
980:−1
627:±%
583:.
448:;
440:,
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417:,
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401:;
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370:BV
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