Victoria, Braşov

Infobox Settlement
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = ROU
timezone=EET
utc_offset=+2
timezone_DST=EEST
utc_offset_DST=+3
map_caption = Location of Victoria, Braşov

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subdivision_type1=County
subdivision_name1=Braşov County
subdivision_type2=Status
subdivision_name2=Autolink|Town
settlement_type=Town|
leader_title=Mayor
leader_name=Gheorghe Cristian
leader_party=P. D.-L.
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population_as_of=2002
population_total=10896|latd=45|latm=43|lats=14|latNS=N|longd=24|longm=42|longs=12|longEW=E|
website=http://www.orasul-victoria.home.ro/

Victoria is a town in the western part of Braşov County, Romania, near the Făgăraş Mountains. It has a population of about 10,900.

In 1939, the Romanian state signed a contract with the German company Ferrostaal of Essen to build a factory (called "Ucea") in place 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 Roşie" (Red Ucea), only to be changed in November 1954 to Victoria.

External links

* [http://www.orasulvictoria.ro www.orasulvictoria.ro]