Cincu

Cincu
Commune
Coat of arms
Cincu
Coordinates: 45°55′N 24°48′E / 45.917°N 24.800°E / 45.917; 24.800
Country	Romania
County	Braşov County
Population (2002)[1]	1,836
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Cincu (German: Großschenk; Hungarian: Nagysink) is a commune in Braşov County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Cincu and Toarcla (Tarteln; Kisprázsmár). Each of these has a fortified church.

History

The village church was originally constructed in Romanesque style, but then remade in Gothic style in the 15th century.

The fortified church of Cincu is one of the largest fortified churches in Transylvania.

See also

• Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania

Brașov County, Romania Cities Brașov (county seat) Codlea Făgăraș Săcele Towns Ghimbav Predeal Râșnov Rupea Victoria Zărnești Communes Apața Augustin Beclean Bod Bran Budila Bunești Cața Cincu Comăna Cristian Crizbav Drăguș Dumbrăvița Feldioara Fundata Hălchiu Hărman Hârseni Hoghiz Holbav Homorod Jibert Lisa Mândra Măieruș Moieciu Ormeniș Părău Poiana Mărului Prejmer Racoș Recea Șercaia Șinca Șinca Nouă Sâmbăta de Sus Sânpetru Șoarș Tărlungeni Teliu Ticușu Ucea Ungra Vama Buzăului Viștea Voila Vulcan

Coordinates: 45°55′N 24°48′E / 45.917°N 24.800°E / 45.917; 24.800

References

• Augustin Ioan, Hanna Derer. The Fortified Churches of the Transylvanian Saxons. Noi Media Print, 2004