LOCATIONS

Ighisu Nou / Eibesdorf

Ighisu Nou lies very close to Medias and can be easily reached by a pleasant road. The settlement was first mentioned in 1305, in a document of the Superior Council of Alba-Iulia. It reports the transfer of lands and villages between Count Gregor, son of Apa, and Gregor, son of Nicolae. The place was then called Isontelke; and, half a century later, in 1359, it was referred to as Villa Ysopis ("the town of Ysop"). Its German name is Eibensdorf, meaning "the village of Eiben", but the etymological connection between the two names is not known.

Mosna / Meschen

One of the oldest documents referring to settlements in the Tarnave valley, from 1283, mentions the name of the priest of Mosna (Petrus) thus proving the existence of the church at that time. Mosna had been founded some time in the 1270's, a bit earlier than this document. Due to its status as a prosperous commune, it competed against Medias and Biertan for ownership of the residence of the local administrative division. In 1533 the title was eventually won by Medias.

Buzd / Busd

The settlement is mentioned for the first time in a 1359 document. Buzd was a free commune of the Seat of Medias, and its clergy were part of the Superior Council of the same city. The German denomination of Busd might come from the proper name Bozo, although its exact roots are far from certain. According to demographic data, in 1516 the community had 30 households, a teacher and two shepherds. Only 16 years later, the number of households grew twofold to 61.

Valchid / Waldhuetten

The little settlement in the Tarnave valley that is the site of Valchid was first mentioned in 1345. The episode is a rather dishonourable one as some peasants from Valchid were questioned on the account of having robbed the Saxon greavi of Cincu, Roandola and Noul Sasesc. The settlement is later mentioned in 1390, when Pope Bonifacius IX gave the church of Saint Andrew, located in the same area, a papal indulgence. At the time Valchid was named Waldhuetten, which means "forest cottages".

Brateiu / Pretai

The settlement was first acknowledged in 1283 in a document that dealt with the relationship between Peter, bishop of the Superior Council of Alba-Iulia, and the priests of the Superior Council of Medias. A certain Siegfrid of Mount Mary (Siegfridus de Monte Mariae), the former name of Brateiu, is a character who appears in this document. The former name of the settlement is also related to the patron saint of the church.

Darlos / Durles

Darlos was first mentioned in a document dating from 1317 under the name Possesio Darlaz. The settlement, however, had been inhabited since the 3rd century BC as indicated by some burnt human bones found in a creation tomb alongside three pieces of pottery which had been made with a potter's wheel.

Velt / Woelz

"We, Dominic prepositus of Zips […] and Petru son of Stefan of Darw […] the count and knight of the Queen’s Court bring word and bear witness […] that while in Medias, of the Saxons of this borough of Medias came forth the wise man Nicolae, head of the parish, and Ioan the judge of Bazna and complained against the Saxon folk of Velt […] who restlessly cut down the forest which lies at the border of the previously named village of Bazna, next to the lands of Boian, which are under the rule of Cetatea de Balta, and the land of Prostea Mare of the prepositus of Sibiu […]".

Atel / Hetzeldorf

In 1283, Petru, the bishop of Alba-Iulia, appointed dean Walter of Villa Echellini (Atel) head of the Superior Council of Medias. The fact that Atel had a dean, therefore leads us to believe that a church also existed there already in the 13th century. However, the present Gothic church was built much later, in 1380.