Hoghiz (; or OlthévÃÂz) is a commune in BraÃÂov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Bogata Olteanà(Oltbogát), Cuciulata (Katscheloden; Kucsuláta), Dopca (Dopich; Datk), Fântâna (Olthidegkút), Hoghiz and LupÃÂa (Lupsa).
The commune is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau, on the left bank of the Olt River. It is located in the northern part of the county, from the town of Rupea and from the county seat, BraÃÂov.
At the 2002 census, Hoghiz had 4,981 inhabitants; 66.4% were Romanian Orthodox, 17.6% Unitarian, 8.4% Reformed, 3.1% Pentecostal, and 2.8% Roman Catholic. At the 2011 census, the population had increased to 5,025; of those, 68.4% were Romanians, 27.8% Hungarians, and 3.6% Roma. At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 4,896, of which 71.45% were Romanians and 21.41% Hungarians.
The village of Cuciulata was first attested in a document of 1372 as Vila Roczolod. It also appears as Kucsalota (1589), Kucstulata (1637) and Kociulata (1648). It is located on the south banks of Olt River at the base of the PerÃÂani Mountains, and is crossed by LupÃÂa Creek. The road DJ104 passes through the village center and DC20 road connects Cuciulata to LupÃÂa village. Archaeological excavations have shown the existence of a settlement in this place in the Bronze Age. The ruins of a 1st-century BC Dacian stronghold have also been discovered. Among the monuments in the village are a dating from 1700–1752 and a stone Orthodox church from 1784 to 1791.