Șercaia
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Geography
The commune is located in the Burzenland ethnographic area, in the central part of the county, Template:Cvt east of Făgăraș and Template:Cvt northwest of the county seat, Brașov. The river Șercaia (a left affluent of the Olt) flows south to north through the commune.
Șercaia is situated on European route E68, which connects Brașov to Szeged in Hungary. National Road DN73A runs from Predeal to Șercaia, going along the way through the towns of Râșnov and Zărnești.
The commune also has a small train station that serves the CFR Line 200, which runs from Brașov to Curtici, on the Hungarian border.
Demographics
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Natives
- Augustin Bunea (1857–1909), priest and historian
- Alexandru Ciurcu (1854–1922), inventor
- Katalin Varga (1802–aft. 1852), leader of the Transylvanian Miners' Movement
References
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