Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Brasov County - Hărman (German: Honigberg; Hungarian: Szászhermány)

Hărman is located at 12 km east of Braşov. The church was built in Roman style between 1500 and 1520 with 5-meter thick and 12-m high walls. It has an inner church that was erected in Roman style by the Cistercian monks between 1280 and 1290 and was later rebuilt in Gothic style. A strong peasant citadel was built around the church between 1500 and 1520. Inside the church is a funeral chapel with Gothic mural paintings (1460-1470), having the Last Judgement for a theme.