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 | | Brasov, the capital of the county, having 352 thousand inhabitants, is situated in the east-central part of Romania, at the foothills of Tampa peak (967 m). |
 | | At the end of the XVth century, the Bran Fortress was subordinated to the authority of the Szeklers Committee, responsible for the defense of the South-East of Transylvania, and since the reign of Iancu of Hunedoara, the Fortress passed under the rule of the Voivode of Transylvania. |
 | | On December lst, 1920, the Brasov Town council donated the Bran Castle to Queen Marie of Great Romania, as a symbol of gratitude for her contribution to the achievement of the "Great Union" of 1 December 1918. |
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