Lisa, Brașov

Lisa
Orthodox church in Pojorta
Location in Brașov County
Lisa
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°44′00″N 24°50′49″E / 45.73333°N 24.84694°E / 45.73333; 24.84694
CountryRomania
CountyBrașov
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024)Gheorghe Moga[2] (PSD)
Area
87.21 km2 (33.67 sq mi)
Elevation
535 m (1,755 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
1,800
 • Density21/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code
507115
Area code(+40) 02 68
Vehicle reg.BV
Websiteprimaria-lisa.ro

Lisa (German: Lissa; Hungarian: Lisza) is a commune located in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania, in the Făgăraș area. It is composed of three villages: Breaza (Breáza), Lisa and Pojorta (Posorta). The commune is well known in the area for its winter holidays customs (Ceata de Feciori).

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1850 2,737—    
1910 2,985+9.1%
2002 1,701−43.0%
2011 1,744+2.5%
2021 1,800+3.2%
Source: Census data

The well-known Romanian writer Octavian Paler was born in Lisa, in 1926, where he graduated the primary school.

Lisa has a museum called La Vâltori,[3] which hosts a 100-year-old installation for creating traditional wool blankets. The installation is powered with water from Lisa River.

Nearby Lisa a visitor can also find the Sâmbăta de Sus Monastery, and in Breaza, 4 km (2.5 mi) to the south, the remains of a medieval fortress.[4]

During the 1950s, the village was severely oppressed by the communist regime, as a group of fighters against communism were active in the region. Many lost their lives or were imprisoned by the communist authorities. See the story of Ion Gavrilă Ogoranu, and the long list of fighters from Lisa.[5]

References

  1. ^ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics.
  2. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  3. ^ "La Vâltori-Lisa" Archived 2007-08-16 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Cetatea de la Breaza (Lisa)"
  5. ^ "Oameni implicați în rezistența armată anticomunistă făgărășană"