Brasov (German: Kronstadt, Hungarian: Brasso) is the seat and largest city of Brasov County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 283,901 inhabitants. Between September 8, 1950 and December 24, 1960, it was called Stalin City, after Joseph Stalin, and was the capital of the Stalin Region. It was declared a municipality on February 17, 1968.
Attested for the first time in 1234 in the so-called “Catalogus Ninivensis”, the city extends its historical existence to the distant times of the Neolithic and Bronze Age, finding traces of human settlements in the area of the Melcilor and Sprenghi hills.
Located between the great passes of the Carpathians (Bran, Predeal, Oituz, Buzau), Brasov became a point of connection between Transylvania, Romania and Moldova, as well as with the center of Europe and the East, and at the same time a strong craft center, 700 years ago. commercial and cultural.
Today, Brasov is one of the main economic, cultural and sports centers of the country, being also an important tourist center and a city of historical monuments such as: the Black Church, the bastions of the fortress, the statue of Johannes Honterus, the Council House, the Andrei Saguna High School, Scheii Brasov, Church of St. Nicolae, the first Romanian school, etc.
Being surrounded on three sides by mountains, Brasov was a perfect place for building a fortress. Thus, the old city founded by the Teutonic Knights in 1211 is one of the few cities from the Middle Ages that has been preserved so well in the mists of time.
Currently, Brasov is a privileged city; between its borders you can enjoy the peaks of Postavaru, Bucegi, Piatra Mare, Mount Tampa and one of the most admired resorts in Romania – Poiana Brasov. The historical monuments and religious edifices found on the streets of Brasov offer you the opportunity of a real journey through time.
The geographical position of the city made Brasov the center where the wealth of the time gathered, people met and ideas crossed. The powerful guilds (tailors, coppersmiths, blacksmiths, armorers, postmen, weavers and goldsmiths) transformed Brasov into a powerful craft center.
Fortress walls and bastions, watchtowers and watchtowers, warehouses and markets, workshops and warehouses, inns, churches and hospitals were built here, all after the fashion of medieval European cities. These buildings can still be seen today on the streets of Brasov.