e-Tourist in the historical Brasov

The Black Church

The parochial church Saint Mary within „Brasov's Stronghold” has been erected presumably starting with 1383, following the initiative of the priest Thomas Sander, on the spot of an ancient halidom.

The Council House

On December 23rd 1420, it has been issued the act that mentioned for the first time the chamber destined to „justice rendering” and the sittings of the town’s Magistrate, located above the vault of the furriers' guild on the main market place of “Brașov's Stronghold”.

St. Bartholomew Church

The parochial church of the “Ancient Brasov”, located near Sprenghi hill, with the medieval stronghold of refuge, has been rebuilt in the actual form, after the Tartar invasion of 1241, being therefore the oldest historical monument of the town.

St. Nicholas Church

The orthodox church Saint Nicholas of „Şcheii Braşovului”, dating back according the tradition to the XIIIth century, constituted across the time the most important centre for the spiritual, cultural and artistic life of the Romanians of Ţara Bârsei

The Citadel

The first information recorded in documents about the fortress on the Stronghold Hill (Martinsberg, Schlossberg), located between the suburbs „Blumăna” and „Brașovul Vechi”, dates back from 1529

Medieval fortifications

The fastened enclosure surrounding the town, which made of Brasov one of the most reinforced medieval towns in Transylvania, has been developed in phases, between the XIVth and the XVIIth centuries

The Weavers Bastion

The linen Weavers Bastion has been erected between 1570-1573, around the tower built along with the first enclosure surrounding the town, in order to protect the southern corner of the Upper Walls, adapted for the firearms

The Schei Gate

The other fortifications of the complex, protected in the epoch by water ditches and ponds, have been dismantled in 1827, when started the construction of The Schei Gate, considered necessary to ensure the fluidisation of the traffic between Brasov’s Stronghold and the „Upper Suburb”.