ÃÂntorsura BuzÃÂului ( ) is a town in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania. It administers three villages: BrÃÂdet (Bredét), Floroaia (Virágospatak), and ScrÃÂdoasa.
The town is located in the southern part of the county, on the border with BraÃÂov County, and lies on the left bank of the BuzÃÂu River. The town's name means BuzÃÂu's Turning in Romanian; it gets its name from being located near a large turn that the river takes. The river initially flows northwards, but takes a sudden turn towards the south-east near the town.
ÃÂntorsura BuzÃÂului is located at altitude, in a depression, surrounded by the , CiucaÃÂ, and mountains. Due to its location, the town registers the lowest temperatures in Romania every year.
The town is some southeast of the county seat, Sfântu Gheorghe, and south of Covasna. It is traversed by national road DN10, which links BraÃÂov to BuzÃÂu. This road passes through the Carpathian Mountains and for most of its length follows the BuzÃÂu River. There is also a railroad that links BraÃÂov and ÃÂntorsura BuzÃÂului which goes through the that crosses the ÃÂntorsurii Mountains; with a length of , this is the longest railway tunnel in Romania.
At the 2021 census, ÃÂntorsura BuzÃÂului had a population of 8,332; of those, 92.49% were ethnic Romanians. At the 2011 census, the town had 7,319 inhabitants, of whom 7,265 were ethnic Romanians, 37 were ethnic Hungarians, and 12 ethnic Romani.
Demographic movement according to the censuses:
The CiobÃÂnaÃÂul () Annual Festival takes place in ÃÂntorsura BuzÃÂului on the first Sunday of September and lasts for two days. At the festival, visitors come from the town and the surrounding villages, and even from other counties. In 2006, Romanian President Traian BÃÂsescu attended the festival. During the festival the attendants can consume Romanian traditional foods and drinks and are entertained with Romanian folk music.