Racoş

 village, commune - administrative division

Racoş is a Commune located in the northeastern county of Braşov, about 60 km from Brasov. The village is crossed by DJ 131C, which connects with DJ 131 and DN 13 and DJ 131D, which crosses the village Mateiaş. Racoş village is situated on the right bank of the Olt River in Harghita Mountains area contact and Baraolt the Perşani mountains. NS has a general orientation with an average elevation of 475 m in the Racoş, Olt has carved the gorge Racoş which connects Baraolt depression and Făgăraş depression forming Racoş. The common administrative limits of the territory bordering municipalities Homorod north and northwest, southwest Hoghiz, Apaţa south, east and Ormeniş and Augustin, Covasna northeast.

The Racoş Village is documented from 1377, construction started in 1421 Bethlen fortress and in the village center. The fortress was built under the leadership of Count Gyorgy Sukosd who ruled the city and all surrounding land belonging directly to the city. After the death count Sukosd, the city with all its wealth passes under his Prince of Transylvania - Apafi Mihaly, who then donated in 1660 Count Peter Budai, everything is donated after his death his son Samuel Bethlen. In the second half of the nineteenth century peasants of all the Racos bought from Count Bethlen family, which allowed them to expand buildings and areas that you bought. During this time center of the village has expanded, new and the streets appeared to restart the process of exploitation of basalt and limestone village benefited from a revival of social life and economic development.
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