Prejmer

Prejmer
Commune


Coat of arms
Prejmer
Coordinates: 45°43′N 25°46′E / 45.717°N 25.767°E / 45.717; 25.767
Country  Romania
County Braşov County
Population (2011)[1] 8,114
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Prejmer (German: Tartlau; Hungarian: Prázsmár) is a commune in Braşov County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Lunca Câlnicului (Farkasvágó), Prejmer and Stupinii Prejmerului (Rohrau; Méheskert). Located 18 km northeast of Braşov, the Olt River passes through the commune.

At the 2011 census, 90.7% of inhabitants were Romanians, 6.3% Roma, 1.9% Hungarians and 0.8% Germans.

History

The Teutonic Knights constructed the fortress Tartlau in 1212–1213 as part of their colonization of the Burzenland region. The town of Prejmer near the castle had begun development by 1225, and was the eastern-most settlement of the Transylvanian Saxons. Prejmer was repeatedly invaded throughout the Middle Ages by various groups, including the Mongols, Tatars, Hungarians, Ottoman Turks, Cossacks, and Moldavians. However, the castle was only captured once, by Gabriel Báthory in 1611. Most of Prejmer's German population fled the commune during World War II.

Prejmer is noted for its fortified church, one of the best preserved of its kind in Eastern Europe. Between 1962–1970, the Romanian government carefully restored it to its present condition; the restoration work was done under the direction of architect Mariana Angelescu and engineer Alexandru Dobriceanu. The church is modeled after churches of Jerusalem, as well as built in the style of Late Gothic churches from the Rhineland. In the 15th century, it was surrounded by a wall 12m high, forming a quadrilateral with rounded corners. The wall was reinforced by four horseshoe-shaped towers, two of which have since disappeared. The entrance—a vaulted gallery—is protected by a barbican and flanked by a lateral wall. The defensive structure is strengthened by embrasures and bartizans, while the covered way is surrounded by a parapet. The granaries and rooms that accommodated the villagers are arranged on four levels above the cellars.

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References

  1. ↑ Romanian census data, 2011; retrieved on March 17, 2012
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Coordinates: 45°43′N 25°46′E / 45.717°N 25.767°E / 45.717; 25.767

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