Viscri

1. Viscri
University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine
Faculty of Mangement,Economic Engineering in
Agriculture and Rural Development
Mircioiu Ioana Mihaela
Group 8201
Coordinating teacher:Mihai Daniel
Frumuselu

2. The village of Viscri is one of the oldest in Brasov county and all
of the Transylvania.The Saxon colonist came in this area of
Romania somewhere in 12th century,settling or establishing new
villages,most of them having beautiful fortified churches in the
middle.

3. Viscri is a small village,with no more than 500 inhabitants,from
which only about 27 are Saxons.People say that Viscri hides the most
picturesque fortified church of the Saxons from Transylvania.
People still live from their
farming and animal
growing,although the
development of tourism has
introduced a new activity in the
village.

4. The German colonists who came to Viscri in the 12th century
found a chapel which had been already built by the Szeklers. The
chapel was integrated in the new church built by the Germans
which makes it one of the oldest structures of this kind in
Transylvania.

5. Inside the church museum you can admire woven and embroidered
textiles,pottery,and handmade agricultural tools,as well as traditional
clothing and furniture. From the fortifications towers you can admire
the village scenery,with its hills and meadows,as well as the authentic
hand-tiled roofs of the houses and barns.

6. Many peasants are now transforming their traditional authentic
Saxon houses into beautiful and welcoming guesthouses.