Sânpetru

 suburb, village

Called Petersburg in German, Sânpetru is a village just 5km north of Brasov. It was originally a german (sachsen) settlement. Its fortified church stands witness to the history of Sânpetru. It was built somewhere around the first tatar invasion. Not much except the walls are left from the initial building. The german church also has a a clock tower on top of it, a regional feature found in every village in Brasov county. Apart from the german center, in a small,crowded area is the romanian center, with its small church and houses. The first half of the village is also romanian built, with a history of only 60 years. Sânpetru's main turist attractions are the Lempes hill- a hill partially covered with forest which is a reservation for wild flora. Apart for some vary rare flowers, its more delicious posesions are wild and woodland strawberry, raspberry, blackberry, blueberry and others. Its fauna included deer, which seem to have been hunted until they disappeared, rabbits, snakes, lizards, crows and ravens etc. The hill is in a delicate balance due to paragliding enthusiasts and also close artificial lake for depositing tar waste. Radu Savutiu