October 23, 2009
Brasov - City-tale
The first archaeological evidence proving the existence of human life on this land dates back to the Paleolithic and continue until the Iron Age. The existence of settlements and the Dacian Dacian population is attested by finds from areas Bartholomew, scaffolding, on the hill Sprenghi and Tampa. The ancient monuments, the most spectacular is certainly Dacian sanctuary from Racos, unfortunately hardly accessible for curious tourists to visit. So did the Roman camp in Rasnov, testament to the northeastern border of the Roman empire which passed in the II century after Christ, near Brasov city. Stone inscription mentions the name of the ancient Dacian village, Cumidava, and the fact that Romanians have not given any other name is suggestive of how reconstruction of the Romans and Dacians were leaven the Roman people, was Christian's first inhabitants of these places.
Brasov is documentary certified in 1234 as the Corona, in 1252 under the Barasu in 1288 as the Brasov and 1294 under the Brasov.
The country's central location between the three Romanian principalities, and privileges granted by successive rulers, have helped the city is the center of human ties, cultural and economic among the three provinces, a refuge for many families of rulers, scholars and revolutionaries.
Brasov and its surroundings, vast country of Barsa as lowland is called, had e-vul average three strategic points giving them an important economic, political and military outstanding.
Fagaras Fortress is the first where, legend says, he left to found Wallachia Negru Voda, country south of the Romanian Southern Carpathians. Fortress and known as the land of Fagaras were a long time, a space of continuity of the Romanian administration after the old custom of earth and a foothold on the Transylvania Wallachian princes. The second point is Bran Castle, strja the passage through the movement of goods on which a circuit-Western and had terminals in Flanders and Germany, and South and East, Turkey and the Middle East. Finally, the third point is Brasov, the most important city of Transylvania in the Middle Ages, dominating the economic life of centuries XIV - XVI. It was a real hub of the Romanians (Transylvania, Wallachia, Moldova), enjoying significant commercial privileges. Privileged geographical position was still ahead of Sibiu, Bistrita, Cluj, Sighisoara and other cities in Transylvania weather. Powerful guilds, among which were led goldsmiths, tesatorii, dealers, have made Brasov will not remain just a point of transit trade, but also a flourishing handicraft center.
Residents, hardworking and sensible, they endowed with equipment typical European medieval cities: the city walls and watchtowers, guard towers and exterior surveillance, warehouses and markets, workshops and shops, inns, churches and hospitals.
Timelines archeological hearth of scheienilor, Solomon's Stones. Annual Pilgrimage Junior and many legends testify to findings of the settlement and tribal customs of the inhabitants.
Devastating fire of 1689, when most of the buildings with wooden floor were destroyed, left standing only a few of the earlier construction of the eighteenth century. Others have been demolished by political and strategic considerations (Fortress from Tampa) or for reasons of urban development (the walls of the north of the city). However, Brasov keeps an ancient architectural heritage to the last.
Brasov is documentary certified in 1234 as the Corona, in 1252 under the Barasu in 1288 as the Brasov and 1294 under the Brasov.
The country's central location between the three Romanian principalities, and privileges granted by successive rulers, have helped the city is the center of human ties, cultural and economic among the three provinces, a refuge for many families of rulers, scholars and revolutionaries.
Brasov and its surroundings, vast country of Barsa as lowland is called, had e-vul average three strategic points giving them an important economic, political and military outstanding.
Fagaras Fortress is the first where, legend says, he left to found Wallachia Negru Voda, country south of the Romanian Southern Carpathians. Fortress and known as the land of Fagaras were a long time, a space of continuity of the Romanian administration after the old custom of earth and a foothold on the Transylvania Wallachian princes. The second point is Bran Castle, strja the passage through the movement of goods on which a circuit-Western and had terminals in Flanders and Germany, and South and East, Turkey and the Middle East. Finally, the third point is Brasov, the most important city of Transylvania in the Middle Ages, dominating the economic life of centuries XIV - XVI. It was a real hub of the Romanians (Transylvania, Wallachia, Moldova), enjoying significant commercial privileges. Privileged geographical position was still ahead of Sibiu, Bistrita, Cluj, Sighisoara and other cities in Transylvania weather. Powerful guilds, among which were led goldsmiths, tesatorii, dealers, have made Brasov will not remain just a point of transit trade, but also a flourishing handicraft center.
Residents, hardworking and sensible, they endowed with equipment typical European medieval cities: the city walls and watchtowers, guard towers and exterior surveillance, warehouses and markets, workshops and shops, inns, churches and hospitals.
Timelines archeological hearth of scheienilor, Solomon's Stones. Annual Pilgrimage Junior and many legends testify to findings of the settlement and tribal customs of the inhabitants.
Devastating fire of 1689, when most of the buildings with wooden floor were destroyed, left standing only a few of the earlier construction of the eighteenth century. Others have been demolished by political and strategic considerations (Fortress from Tampa) or for reasons of urban development (the walls of the north of the city). However, Brasov keeps an ancient architectural heritage to the last.