Predeal
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![View of Predeal from Clăbucet-plecare Chalet (1445m);[1] behind is the Postăvarul massif](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Predeal_and_Mount_Postavaru.jpg)
View of Predeal from Clăbucet-plecare Chalet (1445m); behind is the Postăvarul massif
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 Administrative territory of Predeal in Brașov County |
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 Predeal
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| Coordinates: 45°30′16″N 25°34′42″E / 45.50444°N 25.57833°ECoordinates: 45°30′16″N 25°34′42″E / 45.50444°N 25.57833°E | ||
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 Romania
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 Brașov
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| First attestation | 26 February 1705 | |
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| Government | ||
| • Type | Mayor-council government | |
| • Body | Consiliul Local Predeal | |
| • Mayor | Liviu Cocoș (PNL) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 57.1 km2 (22.0 sq mi) | |
| Highest elevation | 1,107 m (3,632 ft) | |
| Lowest elevation | 1,030 m (3,380 ft) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 4,755 | |
 down by 15,31% since 2002 |
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| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Postal code | 505300 | |
| Phone prefix | 0268 | |
| Website | primaria-predeal |
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Predeal (pronounced [preˈde̯al]; German: Schanzpass; Hungarian: Predeál) is a town in Brașov County, Romania. Predeal, a mountain resort town, is the highest town in Romania. It is located in the Prahova Valley at an elevation of over 1,000 m (3,281 ft).
The town administers three villages: Pârâul Rece (Hidegpatak), Timișu de Jos (Untertömösch; Alsótömös) and Timișu de Sus (Obertömösch; Felsőtömös).
Beginning in the 2000s, the area experienced a boom in construction, and now many wealthy families own mountain retreats in Predeal.
During the 2013 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival, it hosted the cross-country skiing and snowboarding competitions.
The name Predeal is derived from the Slavic word , which means "border".
Predeal is situated in the Centru development region of Romania, in the Prahova Valley, in the southern part of Brașov County. Neighboring towns include Azuga to the south, Bușteni to the southwest, Râșnov to the northwest and Brașov to the north.
The town is mountainous, with the Piatra Mare mountains to the north, the Bucegi mountains to the southwest and the Postăvarul Massif to the northwest. The woods around Predeal have a rich and diversified fauna, including a high number of wild boars, European pine martens, bears, foxes, gray wolves, deer, squirrels, rabbits, badgers and heather cocks.
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