Crizbav (, ) is a commune in

Brașov County Brașov County () is a county (județ) of Transylvania, Romania. Its capital city is Brașov. The county incorporates within its boundaries most of the Medieval "lands" (''țări'') Burzenland and Făgăraș. Name In Hungarian language, Hungari ...

Transylvania Transylvania ( or ; ; or ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Siweberjen'') is a List of historical regions of Central Europe, historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and ...

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

. It is composed of two villages, Crizbav and Cutuș (''Kutastelep'').

Geographical setting

Crizbav is located northwest of the county seat, the city of

Brașov Brașov (, , ; , also ''Brasau''; ; ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Kruhnen'') is a city in Transylvania, Romania and the county seat (i.e. administrative centre) of Brașov County. According to the 2021 Romanian census, ...

. It lies on the banks of the Crizbav River, on a high plateau of the Burzenland depression, at the southern foot of the Perșani Mountains. The commune belongs to the Burzenland historic region and is situated from

national road The National Road (also known as the Cumberland Road) was the first major improved highway in the United States built by the federal government. Built between 1811 and 1837, the road connected the Potomac and Ohio Rivers and was a main tran ...

(Feldioara commune) and from DN1 (Dumbrăvița commune). Crizbav borders: *to the north – the communes Comăna and

Măieruș Măieruș (; ) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Arini (''Lüget'') and Măieruș. The settlement was mentioned for the first time in 1377 as "villa nucum". Geography Măieruș is situated at a ...

; *to the east – the commune Feldioara; *to the south – the commune Hălchiu; *to the west – the communes Dumbrăvița and Părău. The Crizbav commune altitude is , decreasing to Feldioara and Satu Nou at . Higher elevations in the commune are Horezu Peak, at and Citadel Peak, at , both located in the foothills of the Perșani Mountains, approximately from the village center.

Short history

The first written documents of the material and spiritual life of the commune dates back to Roman times. Evidence is provided by the Crizbav Citadel, which experts consider that it was built by the Romans after the occupation of

Dacia Dacia (, ; ) was the land inhabited by the Dacians, its core in Transylvania, stretching to the Danube in the south, the Black Sea in the east, and the Tisza in the west. The Carpathian Mountains were located in the middle of Dacia. It thus ro ...

, but certain written attestations are from 1335. The history of the village is rich, beginning with the German name of the city, (Krebs Bach = Crabs Valley) and continuing with the use of Crizbav Citadel as military observation tower, as confirmed by the "Diploma of King

Louis the Great Louis I, also Louis the Great (; ; ) or Louis the Hungarian (; 5 March 132610 September 1382), was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1342 and King of Poland from 1370. He was the first child of Charles I of Hungary and his wife, Elizabeth of P ...

" of March 12, 1344, or that of Prince

Stephen Báthory Stephen Báthory (; ; ; 27 September 1533 – 12 December 1586) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1576–1586) as well as Prince of Transylvania, earlier Voivode of Transylvania (1571–1576). The son of Stephen VIII Báthory ...

of October 30, 1484.

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Crizbav had 2,518 inhabitants; 83.1% of those were

Romanians Romanians (, ; dated Endonym and exonym, exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group and nation native to Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. Sharing a Culture of Romania, ...

and 16.1%

Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars, are an Ethnicity, ethnic group native to Hungary (), who share a common Culture of Hungary, culture, Hungarian language, language and History of Hungary, history. They also have a notable presence in former pa ...

. At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 2,952, of which 80.79% were Romanians and 9.55% Hungarians.

Landmarks

*Archaeological site "La Cetate" (Crizbav) code LMI 2004 ISA-11273-BV formed by: **medieval fortification, LMI 2004 Code: BV-ImA-11273.01 **Hallstatt settlement, LMI 2004 Code: BV-ImA-11273.02 ** Dacian fortress, LMI 2004 Code: BV-ImA-11273.03 *Heldenburg Citadel code LMI 2004: BV-II-I A-11662

References

Communes in Brașov County Localities in Transylvania Țara Bârsei {{Braşov-geo-stub