The city was founded by Saxon settlers in the XII century on the bank of the Bistrita river. In the Middle Ages it became the most powerful Transylvanian citadel and an important handicraft centre having 20 guilds. Due to the […]
Brasov was for centuries the gate between Valachia (southern Romania ), Moldavia (the Eastern region) and Transylvania having its own special commercial privileges. Therefore, craftsmen and traders prospered in the city. The city was founded in the Middle Ages, but […]