Victoria, Brașov

Victoria (Viktoriastadt; Viktóriaváros) is a town in the western part of Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It had a population of 6,446 at the 2021 census.

Geography
The town is located in the western part of Brașov County, 94 km from the county seat, Brașov, on the border with Sibiu County. In lies in the historical region of Țara Făgărașului, halfway between the Olt River to the north and the Făgăraș Mountains to the south.

History
In 1939, the Romanian state signed a contract with the German company Ferrostaal of Essen to build a factory (called "Ucea") on the site of what is now Victoria. The contract was canceled after Romania declared war on Germany in 1944, during World War II.

The building of the town began in 1949 and it had the provisional names of "Colonia Ucea" and "Ucea Roșie" (Red Ucea), only to be changed in November 1954 to Victoria.

Climate
Victoria has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb in the Köppen climate classification).

Twin towns

 * 🇫🇷 Chevilly-Larue, France (1994)
 * 🇳🇱 Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Netherlands (2005)
 * 🇮🇹 Lariano, Italy (2007)

Natives

 * Cosmin Băcilă (born 1983), footballer
 * Iulian Popa (born 1984), footballer