Vama Medievala Bran - The Bran Medieval Custom Traditional Cache
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Vama Medievala Bran - The Bran Medieval Custom
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The Bran Medieval Costums is situated in the Rucar-Bran Passin the South of the Bran Castle. As it was settled on the road which used to connect Brasov and Campulung, the customs was actually a boarding point between the Romanian Country and Transylvania. Through here were passing the caravans filled with the merchant’s goods. The mountainous and bumpy landscape, the relatively narrow passage and the large conifer forests were making the caravan’s way to be quite risky. The Bran Castle was a defending point and that’s why the customs’ establishment was so important and also profitable for this area. The ruler Stefan cel Mare, through a privilege which was granted to the Brasov’s inhabitants, is the one who established the Romanian Country customs at Turciu (the nowadays Bran) in 1413. Because of its importance, the customs’ buildings will be reconstructed and consolidated during the decades. Today, the Bran Medieval Customs’ buildings represent an ensemble of connected buildings through walls, stones or bricks. The central body is built with a basement, ground floor and one upstairs. The upstairs is actually composed of two bodies which are connected through a wooden bridge. Inside the customs’ yard are also other annex buildings. The Bran Medieval Customs was defended against thieves by a guardian building which if it would have been necessary it would have been strengthened by the Bran Castle’s guards. While it was developing new commercial routes, the edifice has lost its importance changing its destination. So that the Bran Medieval Customs’ buildings were used as garrisons by the Austrian troops and even like forestry, closer today. In 1987 here was opening a museum which underlined the historical importance of this place. Once with the retrocession of the Bran Castle to the Habsburg Family, the customs’ buildings were renovated. Here are being kept exhibits which belong to the castle and also a rich collection of historical and commercial documents. The tourists halting in Bran have the opportunity to admire the Bran Castle, the outdoor ethnographic museum and the buildings which are hosting the Bran Medieval Customs.
Vama medievala Bran este situata în Pasul Rucar-Bran, în partea sudica a Castelului Bran. Asezata pe drumul ce lega Brasovul de Câmpulung, vama era de fapt un punct de frontiera între Tara Româneasca si Transilvania. Pe aici treceau caravanele încarcate cu marfuri ale negustorilor. Relieful muntos si accidentat, trecatoarea relativ îngusta, padurile întinse de conifere, faceau ca drumul caravanelor sa fie destul de riscant. Castelul Bran era un punct de aparare si de aceea înfiintarea vamii aici era necesara dar si profitabila pentru zona aceasta. Domnitorul Mircea cel Batrân este cel care, printr-un privilegiu acordat negustorilor brasoveni, a stabilit vama Tarii Românesti la Turciu (astazi Bran) în anul 1413. Datorita importantei lor, cladirile vamii vor fi reconstruite si consolidate de-a lungul veacurilor. Astazi, cladirile Vamii medievale Bran reprezinta un ansamblu de corpuri legate între ele cu ziduri din piatra sau caramida. Corpul central este construit cu demisol, parter si un etaj. Etajul este format de fapt din doua corpuri, unite între ele printr-o pasarela de lemn. În curtea vamii mai exista înca trei corpuri anexe. Vama medievala Bran era aparata împotriva tâlharilor de un corp de garda ce era întarit, la nevoie, de garzile Castelului Bran. Pe masura ce s-au dezvoltat noi rute comerciale, edificiul si-a pierdut importanta si si-a schimbat destinatia. Astfel cladirile Vamii medievale Bran au fost folosite ca garnizoana, de catre trupele austriece si, mai aproape de zilele noastre, chiar ca ocol silvic. În 1987 se deschidea aici un muzeu ce sublinia importanta istorica a acestui loc. Odata cu retrocedarea Castelului Bran catre familia de Habsburg, cladirile vamii au fost renovate. Se pastreaza aici exponate scoase din castel dar si o bogata colectie de documente istorice si comerciale. Turistii care poposesc în Bran au astfel ocazia de a admira Castelul Bran, muzeul etnografic în aer liber si cladirile ce adapostesc Vama medievala Bran.
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