LOCATIONS

Medias / Mediasch

Medias is the second important town of the Sibiu county by its size, population and economic growth. During the Middle Ages, the city, like most other towns in Transylvania, was strongly fortified.

Brasov / Kronstadt

The origins of Brasov as a town are lost in the dark times of medieval age. However it is known that it developed as different communities living here decided to come together into a city. The first written documents on Brasov go back to 1235, when the city was mentioned as CORONA, situated on the present location of the Black Church.

Valea Viilor / Wurmloch

Surprisingly, the villagers of Valea Viilor excelled at making wine, giving rise to the Romanian name meaning "Vineyard Valley".

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 1280 the town appears as castrum Sex, only later in 1435 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 ...

Saschiz / Keisd

It was in 1356 that the Saxons of Saschiz, Archita and Roades-pe-Tarnave together with the ones in Crit, Mesendorf and Cloasterf belonging to the abbey of Carta rose up against Count Jacob, son of Geubel and attacked his estate at Hasfalau-pe-Tarnave. They must have been so angry with him that they turned the houses to ashes, took all the goods they found inside, abused his wife and daughters and almost killed them.

Bagaciu / Bogeschdorf

Inside the church at Bagaciu can be found some of the most beautiful 16th century stalls, richly carved and decorated with inlays. This stall work is far from silent. The sculptures depicting fantastic creatures are covered with several inscriptions. One of them represents an owl, the symbol of both sinners who have yielded to darkness and of the humbleness of Christ, and is accompanied by the words: "I am a bird by the name of Owl, whoever spites me shall be brought down by sword".

Curciu / Kritsch

A troubling event took place in 1366. The Saxons of Curciu did away with Thomas Kend in his own house. Kend was a nobleman who abusively demanded to be paid a tax by everyone who crossed a certain bridge over Tarnava Mica.

Axente Sever / Frauendorf

In 1931, twenty-five years after the death of the 1848 revolutionary Axente Sever, his name was given to the settlement of Frauendorf/ Frua. Frauendorf was formerly a free commune of the Seat of Medias. The documents found in the tower of the church when it was restored in 1819 state that the settlement had 132 Saxon households at the time it had this status. By 2004 unfortunately, only three members of the community were left.

Alma / Almen

Today, Alma is a simple village of the commune of Mosna. Its name comes from the German word Almo, meaning elm-tree and is proof of the enduring affinity for nature of the Saxons in these whereabouts. In the Saxon dialect the name is Almen and its Hungarian translation is Szászalmád. The settlement is first mentioned in 1289 as being subordinated to the Superior Council (Capitlu) of Medias. A document from 1356 acknowledges it as a free commune of the Seat of Medias. It so happens that this latter document is the death sentence of a murderer.