Burzenland

The Burzenland (Romanian Tara Bârsei, Hungarian Barcaság ) is a historical area in southeastern Transylvania (now in Romania), with Braşov (Kronstadt ) as the main town.

Geography

The Burzenland located in a single sink within the Carpathian arch, is about from the places Feldioara ( Marienburg) in the north, Rasnov ( Rosenau ) in the southwest and Tartlau ( Tartlau ) to the southeast. It is named after the creek Burzen (Romanian Bârsa ), which opens into the Olt (Alt ).

History

In 1211, the Burzenland was awarded by the Hungarian King Andrew II as a settled area of the Teutonic Knights, who there built several castles and German settlers recruited. These were mostly Saxons from the neighboring province of Sibiu ( the seven chairs ) but also settlers from Germany. After only 14 years the Order, however, was sold again, after he had planned to build an independent monastic state of Hungary in the field.

The Transylvanian Saxon settlers remained in Burzenland and organized themselves legally and administratively with extensive autonomy provided in Kronstadt district on crown land. 1876 ​​Burzenland was after an administrative reform of the return to the Kingdom of Hungary annexed Transylvania part of the county of Brasov, and is now, after Transylvania was annexed in 1920 Romania, part of the circle Braşov.

Places

• Bartholomew ( Bartolomeu, the northwestern district of Brasov )
• Bee Gardens ( Stupini )
• Brenndorf ( Bod )
• Heldsdorf ( Halchiu )
• Honigsberg ( Hărman )
• Kronstadt ( Brasov )
• Marienburg ( Feldioara )
• Neustadt ( Cristian )
• Nußbach ( Maierus )
• Peter Berg ( Sânpetru )
• Rosenau ( Rasnov, former spelling Rîşnov )
• Roth Bach ( Rotbav )
• Schirkanyen ( Sercaia )
• Tartlau ( Tartlau )
• Bran Castle ( Bran )
• Weidenbach ( Ghimbav )
• Wolkendorf (Vulcan )
• Inside square brackets ( Coldea )