Casa de Cultură a Municipiului Codlea

It was buid by the Teutonic Knights and the German colonists between 1211-1225, on the top of a hill (980 m), on Măgura Codlei Mountain.The fortress had the role of refuge and supervision of the commercial road connecting the Bârsei Land to the Province of Sibiu, the so-called "Saxon Road".The fortress lasted until 1345, when it was probably destroyed by arson during the invasion of the Tatars and was never rebuilt.The Black Fortress pattern is exhibited in the Traditions Museum in Codlea.

Este situată la poalele muntelui Măgura Codlea și adăpostește în luna iunie a fiecărui an „Sărbătoarea Tradițională Kronenfest”. Odinioară organizată a doua zi de Rusalii, sărbătoarea reprezenta încheierea anului școlar (Serbarea Coroniței). Astăzi a devenit o tradiție pentru întreaga comunitate codleană. Aici au loc concerte de fanfară, recitaluri de muzică ușoară și populară, dansuri, dar și obiceiuri vechi cum ar fi: marșul copiilor prin melc, unic în Transilvania, numit si ,„Cercul Minunilor”’ amenajat în 1899; ecaladarea stâlpului încoronat, înalt de 15 m. Aceste obiceiuri se păstrează și azi ca o punte între trecut și prezent.

Este cel mai mare parc al orașului, o oază de liniște și aer curat, unde te poți plimba într-un cadru peisagistic deosebit. Din aleea principală se poate observa unul dintre cele mai vechi restaurante din Codlea din perioada 1927 - restaurantul Eden.

Școala românească nouă de stat a fost ridicată în anul 1928 când s-a pus prima piatra de temelie și s-a turnat fundația, aceasta fiind recepționată în data de 9 ianuarie 1933. Proiectul a fost propus de către Ioan Pascu, ajuns director în anul 1921. Demersurile sale și girul ministrului Cultelor și Învățământului, dar și al codlenilor, au dus la îndeplinirea planului său. Astfel, că în anul 1934, școala a fost inaugurată în mod oficial. Noua și frumoasa construcție din parcul denumit atunci Parcul Regele Carol I (în prezent Parcul cu Soare), dăinuiește ca un simbol peste timp.

The Romanian Orthodox Church Codlea, with the patronage of the 'Ascension of God", is the first Orthodox church in Codlea and was built in 1783. Until its foundation, the faithful gathered in a chapel. They also had a cemetery, as evidenced by a cross that dates back to 1726 and now stands in the courtyard of the church in front of the linden, which was planted in 1783.

The library was built in 1908 and originally had a dual destination: a court building and Post and Telegraph Office with a telephone central for those times. The building is characterized by an architecture combining baroque and neoclassical elements.

Inaugurated on May 13, 2016, the Museum of Codlenic Traditions and the Local Public Administration represents an extensive project for the development and modernization of Codlea's Historic Center, a very important patrimony for Codlea, a true cultural dowry. The realization of the museum was a joint effort of the Codlea's residents everywhere, through the donations of the exhibits that can be admired in it, a dream of bringing the history of Saxons, Romanians, Hungarians and Romas under the same roof. In the past, this building was the old town hall, built above the city gate. In 1775 the construction was improved, and between 1828 and 1830 the building was in the form of today. Entrance is free!

From the newly refurbished square in Codlea one can admire the fortified church and picture its centuries-old history. The bell tower dominates the fortified church in Codlea. Its walls reach a thickness of 5 m after having undergone several construction phases. The church was built during the 13th century and was transformed into a Gothic single-nave church two centuries later. The first Ottoman invasion convinced the villagers of the necessity of a good defensive system. Thus an 8m high and 2m thick defence wall equipped with embrasure and machicolation surrounded the church. Granaries were also constructed in its interior, and so not only the lives of the residents were protected, but also their goods. The interior of the church is dominated by the painted panelled ceiling, which was constructed at the beginning of the 18th century and consists of 252 panels. Also impressive is the 1783 organ, one of the most valuable instruments in Transylvania built by the craftsman Prause of Silenzia and decorated by the artist Oelhan. Contact: Codlea Evangelical Parish Office phone: 0040268251853 address: Lungă Str., no. 110 e-mail: zeiden@evang.ro, or Mrs. Hedda Bardon phone: 0040747169859 address: Măgurii Str., no. 52 Text source: http://kirchenburgen.org/