Tourist attraction - Ghimbav

Ghimbav Aeroclub "Mircea Zorileanu" - is part of the Romanian Aeroclub. Flight and parachuting courses are also organized there, with the air-club owning two large-capacity airplanes and several small planes and gliders.In the aeroclub there are experienced pilots and qualified instructors to provide quality services. Flight licenses for both parachuting and piloting can be obtained.

On the settlement founded in the 13th century by the Teutonic Order, the 15th century Gothic basilica evolved by altering the preceding Romanesque church. Later on it was fortified and surrounded by a curtain wall with five defence towers, an outer bailey, a moat, and the tower of the church was provided with arrow loops. After battle damages, the church was re-built in its original shape in 1658, but the vaults of the nave were added later in 1775. Remaining details of the Gothic period, besides the plan composition of the ground floor, are the Gothic cross rib vault of the chancel and the domical vault of the apse as well as the trefoil tracery windows. In the reconstruction phase the distinctive roof of the tower in form of a truncated pyramid with an open level for the bells was built. The interior setting was created during the 18th and 19th century. Unique in Transylvania is the 1902 colourful floral and ornamental painting covering all walls and vaults. Contact: The keys are with Mr. Ioan Matei, phone: 0040746403310, address: Ghimbav, Morii Str., no. 170. Text and photo sources: http://kirchenburgen.org/; http://www.ghimbav-turism.ro/

The church, built in the shape of a rectangle, was erected at the end of the eighteenth century, in 1780, with the work of the parishioners in the village, and with the contribution of the merchant Ioan Boghici in Braşov, bookseller and editor of books. The church tower measuring 15 meters was completed in 1830. On the inside walls of the church were preserved original mural paintings. 6 June 1773 - Emperor Joseph II of Austria, first arrived in Brașov and overnight at Ghimbav in a house near the Fortified Fortress. At the request of a Romanian delegation, he approved the construction of the Orthodox church in Ghimbav.

With stunning architecture and gilded turrets, the church can be seen from far away as a jewel of the Land of Bârsa. By the side of the icons painted and the iconostasis, there are several icons embroidered in silk thread by the nuns who work in the cave where the Apostle Peter lived. Beside the altar were holy sacraments brought from Jerusalem, belonging to the infants killed by Herod in the year of the birth of Jesus.