A Saxon town
Founded by German settlers in the 1200s — its shape is central European, not Romanian.
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Brașov's main square and the heart of its old town, among the widest and most complete historic squares in Romania. It is ringed by coloured seventeenth- and eighteenth-century façades of German merchants' houses — Brașov was a Saxon town, founded by German settlers in the thirteenth century, which explains a shape closer to central Europe than to the rest of Romania. At its centre stands the Council House, a fifteenth-century building with a clock tower that was the seat of the town's administration and gave the square its name. Today it holds the Brașov history museum. From the square you see the Black Church a few steps away — the largest Gothic church between Vienna and Istanbul, named after a fire in 1689 that blackened its walls. The square is open and free, hosts seasonal markets and festivals, and a Christmas market in December. It is the natural starting point for any walk in Brașov: the streets branch from it to the Black Church, the narrow Strada Sforii and the Tâmpa hill.
Founded by German settlers in the 1200s — its shape is central European, not Romanian.
The fifteenth-century clock-tower building at the centre, holding the city museum.
The largest Gothic church between Vienna and Istanbul, a few steps away.
The heart of the old town, Brașov
Because a great fire swept Brașov in 1689 and blackened its outer walls, and the name stuck. It was restored afterwards but the name remained. It is a Lutheran church built in the fourteenth century, holding a large organ and a collection of Anatolian carpets given by merchants — among the largest collections of Turkish carpets outside Turkey.
The Black Church, Strada Sforii — among the narrowest streets in Europe — the Catherine Gate and the town walls, and the Tâmpa hill with its cable car and the city-name sign. Brașov is also the base for Bran Castle and Râșnov fortress, both under an hour away.
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