LOCATIONS

Copsa Mare / Grosskopisch

A free commune of the old Fundus Regius, Copsa Mare used to have some of the most vast and famous vineyards of the region, "The Wine Country". Two churches are mentioned as being used in this town. In the early 14th century, the holy service was recorded as being held in a three-nave gothic basilica; a 1283 document introduces the hypothesis of an earlier church.

Biertan / Birthaelm

The folks of Biertan, sensible people but with a tendency to be on the stingy side, claimed that the people of Medias, who were up to no good, had tricked them. The story goes that, long ago, representatives of the two burgs were sent to the King so he would decide which one of the two would be the capital for the seat of the county.

Archita / Arkeden

On August 28th 1748, Archita was the scene of a fire that destroyed the roof, melted down the bells and turned the furniture to ashes. Such was the devastation that it took the locals two whole years to renew the roof and make new furniture.

Brasov / Kronstadt

The origins of Brasov as a town are lost in the dark times of medieval age. The first written documents on Brasov go back to 1234, when the city was mentioned as CORONA, situated next to the present location of the Black Church.

Sighisoara / Schaessburg

As the road from the city of Brasov enters in the large valley of the Tarnava river, suddenly between two hills appears in its medieval beauty the town of Sighisoara. This gorgeous town with its history of thousands of years is the home of Romanian, Hungarian and Saxon nations. The castle and the town were founded in the middle age. In the year of 1298 the town appears as Castrum Sex, only later in 1436 was given, even now used name Sighisoara.

Sibiu / Hermannstadt

For hundreds of years the fortified town of Sibiu/Hermannstadt lay in the way of Middle Age invasions, conflicts and wars. That is why in those troubled centuries the town first greeted the strangers who arrived here with the cold defence walls and the closed gates ...

Veseud / Zied

The name of the settlement comes from vesszö, the Hungarian word for "rod" or "stalk", and first appeared in 1308 as Wassid. Veseud lies 13km from Seica Mare, with the church and its surrounding fortification works set on high ground next to the road.

Harman / Honigberg

The story of Harman, though, dates back long before this siege of 1643. It relates to the Teutonic Knights who had settled here and in Feldioara, Prejmer, Rasnov, and Sanpetru at the beginning of the 13th century. Its first written acknowledgment came only later, in a document dated the 21st of March 1240, 15 years after the Teutons had been chased off this territory.

Dealu Frumos / Schoenberg

"Merry is the wonderful stronghold that in time of peace [...]" This is how Dealul Frumos is mentioned for the first time in a written document. This 1280 document attested the acquisition of half the production of a mill in Stejeris by several greavi of Schonberg. A century and a half later, "the honest people of Dealu Frumos" had 67 households and a mill.

Iacobeni / Jakobsdorf

Despite the fact that it was mentioned for the first time in 1309, it seems that Jakobsdorf (the German name of Iacobeni) is one of the oldest Saxon villages in Transylvania.