The Saxon air of Sanpetru
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Sanpetru comune is located at Brasov city limits, on the foot of Lempes protected area. Both history and nature confer the settlement a peculiar air. The German population used to be in majority once, but nowadays there are only two families of German ethnics left. Several cultural and religious events, celebrated within the old Saxon fortification, gather today the emigrated people from Germany.
Funds the rehabilitate the History
The County Council?s president, Aristotel Cancescu, following a visit in the commune, revealed the strategy to access funds to rehabilitate the Saxon fortresses of the county, including the Sanpetru?s one. The citadels of Cristian, Cata, Soars, Racos, Homorod and Sanpetru will be reinserted into the touring circuit, in order to be turned to profit at maximum. Similar procedures will be implemented for the castles and the 935 historical monuments of the county.
The Citadel?s Hill-Lempes
The Citadel?s Hill-Lempes - 8 km distant from Brasov ? spreads at the north-western side of the Harman, near Sanpetru commune, on a 274,52 ha area, with a maximal altitude of 720 m.
The local administration, under the lead of the mayor Ioan Rusu, started the legal procedures to include the reserve in the patrimony of Sanpetru and elaborated a PHARE research project. They also unfold protection and maintenance actions, in order to preserve the vegetal species declared natural monument.
Pheasantry and scientific Reserve
Mayor Rusu also showed the availability of the authorities to collaborate with all the researchers interested in the natural and historical patrimony. Besides the Lempes scientific serve, Sanpetru commune also boast a pheasantry owned by ?Transylvania? University of Brasov, the Faculty of Forestry.
Sânpetru Town Hall
655, Republicii Streat
Sânpetru
Brasov county
Tara: Romania
Zip code: 507190
Phone: 0268-360118
Fax: 0268-360118
