Zarnesti is a city in Brasov County, Romania with a population of 25,299. It is located at the foot of the Massif mountains and crossed by the Barsa river. The area has been inhabited since ancient times, and Roman soldiers were buried there. Zarnesti is first mentioned in historical documents from 1373. Due to its geography, Zarnesti has potential for mountain tourism, with opportunities for hiking, horse riding, and enjoying nature. The nearby Stone Mountains are the main tourist attraction, with diverse wildlife including many protected species.

1. Zarnesti
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2. Description
• Zarnesti is a city of Brasov County, Romania. It
has a population of 25.299 inhabitants. It is
located at the foot of the Massif and crossed
the river Barsa.

4. Short istoric
• In what is now the town Zarnesti it seems that
people lived in ancient times. Later, in Roman
times, it seems that here were buried soldiers of
Legio XIII Gemina. The first documentary
reminiscent of Zarnesti from the year of 1373, as
the Zarn. In 1395 the town is mentioned as
"possessio regalis these parts giving". Other
important names who appear after 1437 are:
Zerna, Villa Czern and Zernyest.

6. Tourism
• Due to its geographical position, the town
Zarnesti has great development potential in
tourism, particularly in mountain areas. Based
tourist town is not very developed, but
tourism can be practiced properly. The
presence of agro-tourist guesthouses and
lodges in Zarnesti to make practical tourism
recreation or as we say, a tourism "green" or
"environmentally friendly".

8. • Tourists come to Zarnesti can sleep in hostels in the city
or in the nearby area Plaiul, Poiana Marului or TOHAN-
Predeluţ. They may practice during the time in Zarnesti
climbing, horse riding (riding), hiking trails or enjoy the
nature in its true splendor in the wildest areas in
Europe namely in Stone Mountains, where the wild
animal population is very large. Also, Stone Mountains
is the main tourist attraction of Zarnesti area, is the
main starting point to the most beautiful trails of the
massif.

9. • Massif has beautiful scenery and a diverse
fauna and flora, rich in species protected by
law or endemic. National Park, which covers
an area of nearly 15,000 hectares, aims to
protect them. Besides ridge Dianthus
(Dianthus Calizonus) single species on Earth,
found only in this place, massive houses and
flower protected by law edelweiss or
mountain peony.