The site of the region Țara Bârsei - The Eastern Gate of Trasylvania

In this small and special space of Transylvania, in Țara Bârsei – Barcaság, where rivers Bârsa, Olt, Negru, Târlung, Carpathian Mountains, Curvature Carpathians, 5 passes, Bran pass (1290 m), Timiș (1050 m), Bratocea (1295 m) and Vama Buzăului (634 m) define the area populated by Hungarians, Transylvanian Saxons and Romanians and the ten traditional Csango villages are found in the valleys surrounded by high mountains, among which four: Baciu (Bácsfalu), Turcheș (Türkös), Cernatu (Cernátfalu), Satulung (Hosszúfalu) united and created Săcele locality (Négyfalu), other three Tărlungeni (Tatrang), Zizin (Zajzon), Purcăreni (Pürkerec) make up Tărlungeni commune (Tatrang), together forming the ethnographical area Șapte Sate (Seven Villages) and the other three Apața (Apáca), Crizbav (Krizba), Satu Nou (Barcaújfalu) are found at north of Brașov.

Besides the 10 Csango villages, other 13 Transylvanian Saxon villages enrich the region of Burzenland: Râşnov (Rozsnyó, Cumidava or Rosae or Villa Rosarum, Rosenau, Rusnâ, Barcarozsnyó), Sânpetru (Szentpéter, Mons Sancti Petri, Petersberg, Pittersbarch, Barcaszentpéter), Bod (Bott, Brenndorf, Botfalu), Codlea (Cidium, Zeiden, Zäöeden, Feketehalom), Feldioara (Földvár, Castrum Sanctae Mariae or Marienberga, Marienburg, Märrembirg, Barcaföldvár), Hălchiu (Villa Heltven, Heldsdorf or Hültzdorf, Hölzdorf, Höltövény), Cristian (Villa Cristiani or Nova Civitas or Neapolis, Neustadt, Noscht, Keresztényfalva), Prejmer (Tartilleu, Tartlau, Tuartlen, Prázsmár), Hărman (Hermány, Mons Mellis, Honigberg, Huntschprich or Hoenschbrich, Szászhermány), Măieruş (Magyarós, Villa Nucum, Nußbach, Nassbich, Szászmagyarós), Rotbav (Veresmart, Villa Rotbak, Rotbach, Roiderbrich, Szászveresmart), Vulcan or Vâlcândorf (Volkány, Villa Vulcani or Villa Wolkan, Wolkendorf, Wulkendref, Szászvolkány), Ghimbav (Wiedenbachum, Weidenbach, Wejdebich, Vidombák).
From historical point of view, the Transylvanian Saxon locality Șercaia (Sarcam, Schirkanyen, Schirkonjen, Sárkány), respectively the Hungarian localities from the county borders Budila (Bodola, Budille, Bodila or Bodeln) and Teliu (Keresztvár, Nyén, Nien, Kreuzburg or Thell, Krezbirg, Teliu or Tiei) are part of Burzenland.
The border localities of Burzenland – and also of Hungary – Predeal (Predeál, Schanzpass), Timişul de Sus (Felsőtömös, Obertömösch or Contumatz), Timişul de Jos (Alsótömös, Untertömösch or Unter Contumatz), Vama Buzăului (Bodzavám, Bosauer Zollamt), Bran (Törcsvár, Törcsfalva, Tydricus or Castrum Törts, Türzdorf, Tölzburg), Zărneşti (Zernyest, Zernest, Villa Czerne, Zernescht or Zernen, Särnescht), Vlădeni (Vledény, Wladen), Dumbrăviţa or Ținţari (Szunyogszék, Szunyogszeg, Czintzare, Schnakendorf) – namely the related villages, where a Romanian majority was found there in the Middle Ages.
Brașov city (Brassó, Corona, Kronstadt, Kruhnen) is, of course, the capital and crown of Burzenland.

Main News

St. Michael’s Festival

St. Michael's Day is a traditional festival of the csángó's, where you can enjoy and get insights of the traditions and customs of the local Hungarians. It'a a two day experience, but the a highly of the event is on the last day, on Sunday (traditionally on the last Sunday of September).

The XXVII. edition of the annual camp of EKE

Dear Touristic Friend! We are inviting you to the biggest tourist meeting of the Carpathian Basin, the EKE XXVII. edition Annual Camp, organized by EKE-Brassó, 125 years old, in Barcaság-Țara Bârsei, in Codlea, under Măgura Codlei. For more informationa visit the wes site of the event.

Accommodation

Our offers are from the Barcaság-Țara Bârsei region, especially from the ten Csángó villages.

Restaurants

The opportunities for dining in Csángó settlements in the Barcaság-Țara Bârsei region are limited, so we crossed their borders, but we try to present restaurants serving the products of local producers.

Guidance

We recommend local guides and instructors, familiar with the mountains and settlements of Barcaság-Țara Bârsei, in order to make the visit as authentic as possible.

Brașov Tourism - Brașov County Council mobile app

Aplicația Județului Brașov este ONLINE - BRASOV TOURISM APP Disponibilă în Google Play și AppStore: https://brasov-tourism.app.link/install Dacă doriți să fiți partener activ în realizarea conțin...

Hosszúfalu - Terra Barcensis

EN: Let's know The Barsa Land called Csángó settlement. Today Satulung (Săcele). HU: Ismerjük meg Barcaság csángó településeit. Ma Hosszúfalu (Négyfalu). RO: Să facem cunoștință cu așezările cea...

A new opportunity to present Țara Bârsei/Barcaság/Burzenland in the anual Summer Camp of Transylvanian Carpathian Society, EKE Brassó (Societatea Ardeleana Carpatina - Brașov)....

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