Bunești, Brașov
Bunești | |
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Coordinates: 46°06′26″N 25°03′39″E / 46.10722°N 25.06083°E | |
Country | Romania |
County | Brașov |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2024) | Mircea Pălășan[1] (PNL) |
Area | 149.10 km2 (57.57 sq mi) |
Elevation | 496 m (1,627 ft) |
Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 2,498 |
• Density | 17/km2 (43/sq mi) |
Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
Postal code | 507035 |
Vehicle reg. | BV |
Website | primariabunesti.ro |
Bunești (formerly Bundorf; German: Bodendorf; Hungarian: Szászbuda) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Bunești, Criț, Meșendorf, Roadeș, and Viscri. Each of these has a fortified church. The route of the Via Transilvanica long-distance trail passes through the villages Roadeș and Criț.[3]
The commune is located in the northern part of the county, on the border with Mureș County. It is 82.7 km (51.4 mi) from Brașov, 57.4 km (35.7 mi) from Făgăraș, and 34.6 km (21.5 mi) from Sighișoara. The commune is at the watershed between the drainage basins of the Olt River and Târnava Mare River. The Gorgan River flows southeast through Viscri, towards the Cozd River, while the Scroafa River flows northeast through the Bunești and Criț villages, eventually discharging into the Târnava Mare.
Villages
In Romanian | In German | In Hungarian |
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Bunești | Bodendorf | Szászbuda |
Criț | Deutsch-Kreuz | Szászkeresztúr |
Meșendorf | Meschendorf | Mese |
Roadeș | Radenthal or Radeln | Rádos |
Viscri | Deutschweißkirch/Deutsch-Weisskirch Weißkirch/Weisskirch |
Szászfehéregyháza |
Viscri/Weisskirch
Viscri's population is of
The origins of the fortified church date from 1100 when the Székelys built a small church with a single hall and semicircular apse. Around 1185 the church was taken over by Saxon colonists, and the Székelys were forced to settle further north. In the 14th century the eastern part of the church was rebuilt and in 1525, the first fortifications with towers were added. In the 18th century the church was surrounded by a second defense wall. After 1743 a covered corridor for the storage of corn was built. A century later, two chambers in the defense corridor of the bastion were turned into school rooms. The classic 19th-century altar has as centerpiece "the Blessing of the Children" by the painter J. Paukratz from Rupea. The font was made from a capital of the 13th-century church. To this day, the church is surrounded by a cemetery with gravestones dating back to the "Bijelo Brdo culture".
In 2006, the
See also
- List of castles and fortresses in Romania
- Tourism in Romania
- Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania
References
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- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ "Terra Saxonum | Via Transilvanica". www.viatransilvanica.com (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "The Mihai Eminescu Trust". Archived from the original on 2008-10-18. Retrieved 2009-02-07.
- ^ "HRH Prince Charles Guesthouse, Romania – Green Pearls". Green Pearls – the future of traveling.
- ^ "Romanian tourists swamp village loved by Prince Charles". BBC. September 5, 2020.