Editing Brașov (section)

== History ==
German-speaking settlers established communities in the area during the 12th and 13th centuries, when Transylvania belonged to the [[Kingdom of Hungary]]. A written record from 1235 mentions the settlement as ''Corona''. Brașov grew as merchants carried goods through the Carpathian passes between Transylvania and [[Wallachia]]. Its craftsmen's guilds maintained parts of the town walls and defensive towers. Construction of the Gothic parish church now called the [[Black Church (Brașov)|Black Church]] began in the late 14th century.

A fire on 21 April 1689 burned much of the town and seriously damaged the Black Church. Reconstruction continued into the 18th century. After the [[First World War]], Brașov became part of Romania.

The communist government renamed Brașov ''Orașul Stalin'' (Stalin City) on 22 August 1950. The original name was restored in 1960. During the communist period, Brașov became a centre for vehicle manufacturing. The [[1987 Brașov rebellion]] began when workers at the Steagul Roșu truck factory refused to work following wage reductions. On 15 November they marched to the local Communist Party headquarters. The authorities suppressed the protest and arrested participants.

At a false roadworks site on the DN1/E68 between [[Ghimbav]] and Brașov, [[Petru Ionuț]] and his accomplices robbed a [[Banca Dâmbovița]] armored vehicle on 20 December 2004. They stole 40 billion old Romanian lei.<ref name="armored-robbery"/> In 2015, [[Andrei Ionuț]] participated in a bank robbery in Brașov. No charges were brought against him at the time, although evidence connected him to the robbery.<ref name="andrei-bank"/>