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The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. The correct title is Ţara Bârsei.

Ţara Bârsei (German Burzenland, Hungarian Barcaság) is an historic area in southeastern Transylvania, Romania, with Braşov (German Kronstadt) as its most important city. Since the exodus of the Transylvanian Saxons in the 20th century, this particular regional designation has lost much of its cultural meaning. Transylvania ( Romanian: Transilvania or Ardeal, Hungarian: Erdély, German: Siebenbürgen, Serbian: Transilvanija, Turkish: Erdel, Slovak: Sedmohradsko or Transylvania, Polish: Siedmiogród) is a historic region that forms the western and the central parts of Romania. ... Map of Romania showing Brasov Braşov (Hungarian: Brassó, German: Kronstadt) is a city in Romania, residence of Braşov county. ... 1888 map of Kronstadt bay Kronstadt (Russian: Кронштадт; also Kronshtadt, Cronstadt) is a strongly fortified Russian seaport town, located on Kotlin Island, near the head of the Gulf of Finland, at 59°5930 N and 29°4630 E. It lies 20 miles west of Saint Petersburg, of which... Transylvanian Saxons (German: Siebenbürger Sachsen; Romanian: Saşi) are a population of German origin that were settled in the south and north-east of Transylvania starting with the 12th century. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the...

Geographically, Ţara Bârsei forms part of Carpathia, bordered approximately by Feldioara in the north, Râşnov in the southwest and Prejmer in the southeast. It is named after the brook Bârsa, which flows into the river Olt. This is about the terrestrial mountain range. ... Râşnov (German: Rosenau; Hungarian: Barcarozsnyo) is a town in Braşov County, Romania with a population of 16,242. ... Administrative map of Romania with Olt county highlighted Olt is a Romanian county (Judeţ) in the Wallachia region, with the capital city at Slatina (population: 87,608). ...

In 1211 the region was given by the Hungarian king Andrew II as an area of settlement for the Teutonic Knights, who established several castles there. However, 14 years later, he forcibly took back control of the region. Events The oldest extant double entry bookeeping record dates from 1211 Canons regular of the Order of the Holy Cross founded September 14 1211 Births Deaths Monarchs/Presidents France - Philippe II, Auguste King of France (reigned from 1180 to 1223) Mongol Empire - Genghis Khan, Mongol Khan (from 1206 to 1227... Andrew II (1175-1235) (Hungarian: , Slovak: Ondrej II) was a son of Bela III of Hungary and succeeded his nephew, the infant Ladislaus III, in 1205. ... Teutonic Knights, charging into battle. ...

Towns

In each case, the modern Romanian name is given first, followed by the historic German name.

• Bod/Brenndorf
• Halchiu/Heldsdorf
• Hărman/Honigberg
• Braşov/Kronstadt
• Feldioara/Marienburg
• Cristian/Neustadt
• Măieruş/Nußbach
• Sânpetru/Petersberg
• Râşnov/Rosenau
• Rosia/Rotbach (Rotbav)
• Sercaia/Schirkanyen
• Prejmer/Tartlau
• Bran/Törzburg
• Ghimbav/Weidenbach
• Vulcan Wolkendorf, "The Shield of the Burzenland"
• Codlea/Zeiden

Map of Romania showing Brasov Braşov (Hungarian: Brassó, German: Kronstadt) is a city in Romania, residence of Braşov county. ... Bran is a town in Romania, county Braşov. ... Vulcan (Hungarian: Vulkán, German: Wulkan) is a city in Hunedoara county, Romania with a population of 33,186, being the second city as size of the Jiu Valley. ... Codlea (Hungarian: Feketehalom, German: Zeiden) is a town in Romania. ...

External links

• Bauern und Burgen im Burzenland (http://www.karpatenwilli.com/komi7808.htm) (in German)
• Ehemaliges Wappen der Provinz Burzenland (http://www.siebenbuerger-sachsen-bw.de/buch/anhang/wappen/wappen/burzenla.jpg) (in German)

References

This article began as a translation of the corresponding article in the German Wikipedia, retrieved 14 March 2005.