Cața

Commune in Brașov, Romania

Cața Kaca
Commune
View of Drăușeni
Location within the county
(2020–2024)		Liviu Ioan Vocilă^[1] (PNL)
Area	118.12 km² (45.61 sq mi)
Elevation	464 m (1,522 ft)
Population (2021-12-01)^[2]	2,571
• Density	22/km² (56/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	507040
Area code	+(40) x59
Vehicle reg.	BV
Website	www.comunacata.ro

Cața (German: Katzendorf; Hungarian: Kaca) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Beia (Meeburg; Homoródbene), Cața, Drăușeni (Draas; Homoróddaróc), Ionești (Eisdorf; Homoródjánosfalva), and Paloș (Königsdorf; Pálos).

The commune is located in the northernmost part of the county, on the border with Harghita and Mureș counties. Cața village—the administrative center of the commune—is 69 km (43 mi) northwest of Brașov (the county seat) and 36 km (22 mi) south of Odorheiu Secuiesc.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1850	4,523	—
1920	4,709	+4.1%
1941	4,263	−9.5%
1977	3,359	−21.2%
1992	2,491	−25.8%
2002	2,570	+3.2%
2011	2,463	−4.2%
2021	2,571	+4.4%
Source: Census data

At the 2011 census, Cața had 2,463 inhabitants; of those, 44.9% were Romanians, 30.9% Hungarians, and 23.4% Roma. At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 2,571, of which 42.75% were Romanians, 32.59% Roma, and 18.79% Hungarians.^[3]

There are three fortified churches in the commune, at Cața, Beia, and Drăușeni.

The famous Caru' cu Bere restaurant in Bucharest was originally opened as a brewery in 1879 by Ioan Căbășan and his nephews, Ion, Gheorghe, and Nicolae Mircea, all coming from Cața.^[4]

Gallery

Evangelical Lutheran fortified Transylvanian Saxon church of Cața
Evangelical Lutheran fortified Transylvanian Saxon church of Drăușeni
The plan of the Evangelical Lutheran Transylvanian Saxon fortified church in Cața
The plan of the Evangelical Lutheran Transylvanian Saxon fortified church in Drăușeni

References

^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
^ "1879 – "La Carul cu Bere" Brewery". carucubere.ro. Caru' cu Bere. Retrieved February 24, 2024.