RâÃÂnov (; ; ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect: RuusenÃÂ¥ÃÂ¥; Latin: Rosnovia) is a town in BraÃÂov County, Transylvania, Romania with a population of 15,920 as of 2021.
It is located at about southwest of the city of BraÃÂov and about the same distance from Bran, on DN73, a road that links Wallachia and Transylvania.
The Roman fort of Cumidava was discovered in 1856 near the town.
The RâÃÂnov Fortress was first built as a castle by the Teutonic Knights in the years 1211âÂÂ1225. RâÃÂnov was mentioned for the first time in 1331 as Rosnou and again in 1388 as villa Rosarum. While the village was razed many times in its history by Tatars, Turks, and Wallachians, the fortress was conquered only once, in 1612, by Gabriel Báthory.
There is a legend attached to RâÃÂnov Fortress. During a particularly long siege of the fortress, the citizens of RâÃÂnov were concerned about the lack of available fresh drinking water. Two Turkish soldiers, having been captured earlier, were put to the task of digging a well in the centre of the fortress. These two men were assured that they would be given their freedom once the well was completed. According to local legend, it took them 17 years to finish the well, but they were still killed afterwards. This famous well still sits in the centre of RâÃÂnov Fortress, and is deep.
RâÃÂnov has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb in the Köppen climate classification).
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As of August 2013, RâÃÂnov became the host of the biggest extreme metal festival in Romania, known as Rockstadt Extreme Fest, which was held at the foot of the fortress hill. The festival featured bands such as Decapitated, Napalm Death, Gojira, Carach Angren, Rotting Christ, Septicflesh, Primordial, Dimmu Borgir, Kreator, Lamb Of God, Bullet For My Valentine, Heaven Shall Burn, Parkway Drive, Sleep Token, Architects, Stick To Your Guns, Knocked Loose, Unearth among many others.
The American film Cold Mountain (2002) was shot to a large degree in the area around RâÃÂnov.
RâÃÂnov Sports Complex was built just outside the town in CÃÂrbunÃÂrii Valley, for 2013 European Youth Winter Olympic Festival, which was hosted in the nearby city of BraÃÂov.
Two ski jumping events took place in RâÃÂnov, as part of the Women's Ski Jumping World Cup 2013/2014 competition. The events were scheduled for March 2014, on the "Valea CÃÂrbunÃÂrii" slope. During the 2019âÂÂ20 World Cup, both women and men had events in RâÃÂnov..