Atlas of Burzenland

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Burzenland

	Ţara Bârsei

Română	Ţara Bârsei Ţara Bârsei este o zonă istorică situată în centrul ► României, având centrul istoric, cultural, economic şi social în municipiul Braşov. Denumirea provine de la râul Bârsa (Burzen), care se varsă în râul Olt. Geografic, Ţara Bârsei este o depresiune dispusă în interiorul arcului Carpatic, delimitată de localităţile Apaţa la nord, Bran la sud, Vlădeni la vest şi Prejmer spre est. Totuşi, prin tradiţie, zona include şi comuna Şercaia. Este străbătută de numeroase râuri şi pârâuri repezi de munte, fiind delimitată pe o bună porţiune de râul Olt.
English	Burzenland - Burzenland The Burzenland is a historic and ethnographic area in southeastern Transylvania, ► Romania with a mixed population (German, Romanian, Hungarian). Its limits are: Apaţa village in north, Bran village in south, Perşani and Măgura Codlei Mts. in west and Tărlungeni and Olt rivers in east. Traditionally, the village Şercaia, outside this region, is also part of Burzenland.

Short name	Burzenland
Official name	Burzenland
Status	Historical Land inside Romania
Capital	Braşov
Population	446,000 inhabitants
Area	2,872 km²
Major languages	Romanian (official), Hungarian (main minority language), German
Major religions	Romanian Orthodoxy
More information	Burzenland, Geography of Burzenland, History of Burzenland and Politics of Burzenland
More images	Burzenland - Burzenland (Category).

General maps

Burzenland in Romania

Burzenland

Maps of divisions

This section holds maps of the administrative divisions.

Apaţa	Bod	Bran	Braşov
Codlea	Cristian	Crizbav	Dumbrăviţa
Feldioara	Ghimbav	Hălchiu	Hărman
Holbav	Măieruş	Prejmer	Râşnov
Săcele	Sânpetru	Şercaia	Vulcan
Zărneşti

Apaţa	Bod	Braşov	Feldioara
Prejmer

History maps

This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Burzenland, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Burzenland.

Brassó county in 1891

Brasso county in 1896

Brassó county in 1910

3rd Military Mapping Survey of Austria-Hungary - Brassó in 1914

Towns and villages in Burzenland

Cristian

Cutuş

Dumbrăviţa

Satu Nou

Braşov

Braşov in XVIIth century

Braşov in 1699. Map by Giovanni Morando Visconti.

Braşov in 1897

Braşov in 1905

Braşov in 1922

Old maps

Transylvania in 1451 by Nicolaus Cusanus. Burzenland is VNZEMBORG.

Transylvania in 1493 by Hyeronimus Münzer. Burzenland is WVRTZLANT.

Transylvania at the end of XVth century by Roselli and Germanus.

Transylvania in 1528 by Lazarus Tannstetter. Burzenland is BARTZA PROUINCIA.

Transylvania in 1532, by Johannes Honter.

Burzenland in 1532 by Johannes Honterus. Burzenland is BVRZELAND.

Burzenland in 1552-1556 by Wolfgang Lazius. Burzenland is WURTZLAND/BARZASAG.

Burzenland in 1566 by Sambucus. Burzenland is BURZELAND/BURCIA.

Burzenland in 1598 by A. Ortelius. Burzenland is BURZELAND/BURCIA.

Burzenland in 1630 by Blaew. Burzenland is WURTZLAND/BARZAZAGH.

Burzenland in 1683 by Moses Pitt. Burzenland is WURTZLAND/BARZAZAGH.

Burzenland in 1699 by Giovanni Morando Visconti. Burzenland is PORZELLAND.

Population maps

Burzenland, 2002 demography

Braşov and surrounding area, census 1930

Vlachs (Romanians) in Hungary, census 1890

Territories inhabited by Romanians before 1918

Ethnic map of Austria-Hungary, census 1880. German version

Ethnic map of Austria-Hungary, census 1890. English version

Religions of Austria-Hungary, including Transsylvania

Historical ethnic map of Transylvania

Transylvanian Saxons and Banat Swabians in 1918

Transylvanian Saxons and Banat Swabians in 1945

Satellite-maps

Satellite image of Burzenland

Notes and references

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