Brăești, Buzău

Commune in Buzău, Romania

(2020–2024) Gheorghe Negoiță^[1] (PSD)Area

46.7 km² (18.0 sq mi)Population

(2021-12-01)^[2]

2,057 • Density44/km² (110/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal code

127095

Vehicle reg.BZWebsitewww.braesti-buzau.ro

Brăești is a commune in Buzău County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Brăești, Brătilești, Goidești, Ivănețu, Pinu, Pârscovelu and Ruginoasa.

The commune is traversed by the river Bălăneasa. Brăești borders the following communes: Chiliile to the east, Odăile to the south, Bozioru to the south-west, Gura Teghii to the north-west, and Lopătari to the north-east.

Located nearby is Pinul Monastery [ro], which was built in 1647–1648, during the reign of Matei Basarab.

Notes

^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.