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{{Infobox Romanian subdivision
|type               = town
|county             = Brașov
|official_name      = Rupea
|image_skyline      = Orasul Rupea vazut din Cetatea Rupea 2.jpg
|image_caption      = The town of Rupea as seen from above from [[Rupea Citadel]]
|image_map          = Rupea jud Brasov.jpg
|map_caption        = Location in Brașov County
|image_shield       = ROU_BV_Rupea_CoA.png
|leader_name        = Alexandru Opriș<ref>{{cite web |url=https://prezenta.roaep.ro/locale27092020/romania-pv-final |title=Results of the 2020 local elections |publisher=Central Electoral Bureau |access-date=9 June 2021 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|leader_party       = PNL
|term               = 2020&ndash;2024
|coordinates        = {{coord|46|2|20|N|25|13|21|E|region:RO_scale:10000|display=inline,title}}
|elevation          = 461
|elevation_min      = 
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|area_total         = 74.87
|area_footnotes     = 
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|postal_code        = 505500
|area_code          = (+40) 02 68
|website            = {{URL|http://primariarupea.ro}}
}}

'''Rupea''' ({{langx|de|Reps}}; [[Transylvanian Saxon dialect|Transylvanian Saxon]]: ''Räppes''; {{langx|hu|Kőhalom|lit=mound of rocks}}; {{langx|la|Ripa}}) is a town in [[Brașov County]] in [[Transylvania]], [[Romania]]. It administers one village, Fișer (''Schweischer''; ''Sövénység''). Both Fișer and Rupea have [[Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania|fortified churches]]. Older Romanian names for the settlement include ''Cohalm'' and ''Holuma''. In 2021, the town's population was 4,907 inhabitants.

The town is nationally known for its [[Rupea Fortress|fortress]], which in 2023 attracted around 100,000 tourists. Additionally, 11 km from the town runs ''[[Via Transilvanica]]'', the most important and longest hiking and endurance trail in Romania, and 13 km away lies the rural site of [[Viscri fortified church|Viscri]], which is included in the UNESCO World Heritage.

== Administration ==

The current local council has the following political composition, based on the results of the votes cast at the 2024 Romanian local elections.

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! style="background:#ccc" | Seats
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| {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| [[National Liberal Party (Romania)|National Liberal Party]] (PNL)
| style="text-align: right" | '''7'''
| {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
|-
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| [[Social Democratic Party (Romania)|Social Democratic Party]] (PSD)
| style="text-align: right" | '''5'''
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;

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| {{party color cell|Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania}} &nbsp;
| [[Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania]] (UDMR/RMDSZ)
| style="text-align: right" | '''2'''
| {{party color cell|Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania}} &nbsp;
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| {{party color cell|Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania}} &nbsp;
| [[Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania]] (FDGR/DFDR)
| style="text-align: right" | '''1'''
| {{party color cell|Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania}} &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
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|-
|}

== Geography ==
The town is located in the northern part of Brașov County, in a hill region on the banks of the river [[Cozd]] and its left tributary, the [[Fișer]]. The town is located on the [[European route E60|E60]] route, {{cvt|60|km}} from the county seat, [[Brașov]], and {{cvt|50|km}} from [[Sighișoara]]. The Rupea railway station serves the [[Căile Ferate Române|CFR]] [[Căile Ferate Române Line 300|300 mainline]], which connects [[Bucharest]] with the [[Hungary–Romania border|Hungarian border]] near [[Oradea]]. 

==History==
Founded most likely between the 12th and 13th centuries (see ''terra Daraus'' in the [[Diploma Andreanum]], 1224), with the regional legal reorganisation, Rupea developed at the foot of the [[Rupea Fortress|fortress]], which in the past was an important defensive strategic point for the Saxon administration in southern Transylvania and hosted a seat of justice.

Administratively, from the first half of the 14th century until 1876, Rupea was the seat of one of the [[Transylvanian Saxons|Saxon administrative units]]. Later, it became part of [[Nagy-Küküllő County]] of [[Austria-Hungary]] from 1876 to 1918. In the immediate aftermath of [[World War I]], following the declaration of the [[Union of Transylvania with Romania]], the area passed under Romanian administration during the [[Hungarian–Romanian War]] of 1918–1919. By the terms of the [[Treaty of Trianon]] of 1920, it became part of the [[Kingdom of Romania]].

In 1925, Rupea became the headquarters of [[Plasă|plasa]] Rupea, within [[Târnava-Mare County]], until 1950. Following administrative-territorial reforms during the [[Socialist Republic of Romania|communist period]], the town was part of [[Stalin Region]] (1950&ndash;1960), later renamed Brașov Region (1960&ndash;1968), and starting from 1968, it became part of Brașov County.

== Demographics ==
{{Stack|float=right|{{Historical populations
|source = Census data
|1850 |2565
|1900 |2628
|1910 |2941
|1930 |2809
|1941 |2781
|1956 |4691
|1966 |6273
|1977 |6640
|1992 |6326
|2002 |6246
|2011 |5011
|2021 |4907
}}
}}
At the [[2021 Romanian census|2021 census]], Rupea had a population of 4,907; of those, 63.93% were [[Romanians]], 14.39% [[Hungarians in Romania|Hungarians]], 9.86% [[Romani people in Romania|Roma]], and 1.06% [[Germans of Romania|Germans]] (more specifically [[Transylvanian Saxons]]).<ref name="RPL2021">{{cite web|url=https://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Tabel-1.03_1.3.1-si-1.03.2.xls|title=Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021|publisher=[[National Institute of Statistics (Romania)|INSSE]]|language=ro|date=31 May 2023}}</ref> At the [[2011 Romanian census|2011 census]], 71.6% of the 5,269 inhabitants were Romanians, 19.5% Hungarians, 7.1% Roma, and 1.7% Germans.

== Natives ==
* [[Lotte Binder]] (1880–1930), teacher and women's rights activist
* [[Claudiu M. Florian]] (born 1969), writer
* [[Gyula László]] (1910–1998), historian, archaeologist, and artist

== Climate ==
Rupea has a [[humid continental climate]] (''Cfb'' in the [[Köppen climate classification]]).

{{Weather box
|location = Rupea
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|collapsed=y
|Jan high C = 1.2
|Feb high C = 3.6
|Mar high C = 8.4
|Apr high C = 14.4
|May high C = 19.1
|Jun high C = 22.4
|Jul high C = 24.3
|Aug high C = 24.6
|Sep high C = 19.4
|Oct high C = 13.9
|Nov high C = 8.4
|Dec high C = 2.4
|year high C =
|Jan mean C = -2.9
|Feb mean C = -1
|Mar mean C = 3.4
|Apr mean C = 9.1
|May mean C = 14.1
|Jun mean C = 17.6
|Jul mean C = 19.5
|Aug mean C = 19.5
|Sep mean C = 14.6
|Oct mean C = 9
|Nov mean C = 4
|Dec mean C = -1.2
|year mean C =
|Jan low C = -6.6
|Feb low C = -5.1
|Mar low C = -1.4
|Apr low C = 3.5
|May low C = 8.6
|Jun low C = 12.5
|Jul low C = 14.4
|Aug low C = 14.3
|Sep low C = 10
|Oct low C = 4.7
|Nov low C = 0.6
|Dec low C = -4.3
|year low C =
|Jan precipitation mm = 42
|Feb precipitation mm = 40
|Mar precipitation mm = 53
|Apr precipitation mm = 74
|May precipitation mm = 86
|Jun precipitation mm = 97
|Jul precipitation mm = 82
|Aug precipitation mm = 66
|Sep precipitation mm = 59
|Oct precipitation mm = 53
|Nov precipitation mm = 45
|Dec precipitation mm = 45
|year precipitation =
|date=May 2021|source=https://en.climate-data.org/europe/romania/brasov/rupea-12795/}}

== See also==
* [[Battle of Kőhalom]]
* [[Rupea Citadel]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{YouTube|id=biQLvq4egf0|title=Rupea Citadel &ndash; one of the most beautiful Transylvanian fortresses}}
* {{YouTube|id=HxirN5VHSF4|title=Rupea Citadel &ndash; Aerial view and brief history}}

{{Gallery
|File:Rupea Str. Cetatii (1).JPG|Cetății Street
|File:Rupea Biserica evanghelica.JPG|Lutheran church
|File:All Saints Church in Rupea 02.jpg|All Saints Church
|File:Vedere spre Cetatea Rupea.jpg|Rupea Citadel
}}

{{Commons category|Rupea}}

{{Braşov County}}
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[[Category:Populated places in Brașov County]]
[[Category:Localities in Transylvania]]
[[Category:Towns in Romania]]

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