Feldioara Fortress is located on the outskirts of Feldioara, Brasov county, on DC42. You can park for free, on a large space in front of the ticket office. It can be visited daily between 9-18. Tickets cost 20 ron.
Feldioara Fortress was built by the Teutonic Knights in the 13th century, then developed by the Saxons. The fortress consisted of towers,curtain walls, a church, residential buildings. In 2013-2017, the fortress was restored to its 17th century configuration. Feldioara is called Marienburg in German and Főldvár in Hungarian.
Access is via a wide, sloping, cobbled path leading to the gate itself. The entrance to the fortress courtyard is through a barbican connecting two towers.
To the southeast is a secondary enclosure, which is visited. Here we see a brick bread oven on a stone frame filled with earth. The outer enclosure wall has been restored.
secondary enclosure
south tower
secondary enclosure
We enter the fortress courtyard. Here we see the plan with the 4 towers arranged in cardinal points. We entered through the south tower. Between this and the east tower is the access to the rooms in the fortress wall, on 2 levels, where we learn the story about grandmother's house.
Romanian House It has a porch decorated with wood and adorned with red moss, From the porch you can enter the tindă where they used to dine and chop and tell stories. On display are bark, cushions, cushions, towels, painted mugs and dowry chests.
Saxon House resembles a fortress. The space is practically organized with ornate objects. The specific element is a stylized Saxon dowry chest of different shapes and colours, bearing the name of the owner and the year.
between the south and east towers
Romanian house
Saxon house
Feldioara and Măgura Codlei
We discover objects from the material heritage of the ethnic groups that lived together in Țara Barsei: Romanians, Saxons and Csangas.
The religions found on these lands are Orthodox and Evangelical. The Orthodox church in Feldioara dates back to the 18th century, the Evangelical one to the 13th century.
On display are wind instruments and old clothing.
"Basfrigorn"
Saxon borten and horses
household objects
occupations and crafts
Between the north and west towers is another exhibition space where we see archaeological remains and learn about the arrival of the Teutonic Knights in this land, their armor and helmets and some history. In 1211 the King of Hungary, Andrew II, donated Barsa to the Teutonic Knights to defend the borders. The Teutons reinforce the fortresses they find and build new ones.
In a separate area, an interactive quiz is organized with questions about what you visited.
Dacian pottery
Teutonic helmet
archaeological finds
quiz
In the courtyard of the fortress, surrounded by the four towers to the south, east, north and west, the outline of the church is marked with small stone walls and the silhouette of the fountain is reconstructed. The foundations to the east of the courtyard belong to a monastery from the period after the departure of the Teutons.
west and north towers
inner courtyard
fountain
fountain
monastery church
church
Feldioara Fortress is a fortified fortress where you can learn the history of these works where Saxons and Romanians have lived together for centuries.
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