Dumbrăvița, Brașov

Dumbrăvița (until 1960 Țânțari; German: Schnackendorf; Hungarian: Szunyogszék) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Dumbrăvița and Vlădeni (Wladein; Vledény).

CountryRomania

Area

99.10 km² (38.26 sq mi)

Elevation

530 m (1,740 ft)

Population

(2021-12-01)^[1]

4,633

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Dumbrăvița
Commune
Location within the county
Dumbrăvița Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45.7667°N 25.4333°E / 45.7667; 25.4333
Country	Romania
County	Brașov
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Zachiu Popa (PNL)
Area	99.10 km2 (38.26 sq mi)
Elevation	530 m (1,740 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[1]	4,633
• Density	46.75/km2 (121.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code	507060
Area code	+(40) 268
Vehicle reg.	BV
Website	primariadumbravita.ro

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The commune is located in the central part of the county, 10 km (6.2 mi) north of Codlea and 24 km (15 mi) from the county seat, Brașov, in the western part of the Burzenland region. It is surrounded by the Perșani Mountains, with the Măgura Codlei Peak at 1,292 m (4,239 ft) to the south.

Just to the east is the Dumbrăvița Lake, with a surface area of 414 ha (1,020 acres). This is the only place in Transylvania and one of the few places in Romania where the grey heron nests in reeds.^[2]

Dumbrăvița is bordered to the north by Crizbav commune, to the east by Hălchiu commune, to the south by the city of Codlea, and to the west by the Șinca and Părău communes.

The village of Vlădeni is traversed by the national road DN1, which runs from Bucharest to the border with Hungary. Dumbrăvița has a train station that serves the CFR Line 200, which connects Brașov to Făgăraș, some 44 km (27 mi) to the west.

At the 2011 census, the commune had 4,624 inhabitants; of those, 92.86% were ethnic Romanians and 3.2% Roma. At the 2021 census, Dumbrăvița had a population of 4,633, of which 90.48% were Romanians.^[3]