Discover Ghimbav: Churches, Mountain Views and Activities

The Evangelical fortified church of Ghimbav is a Gothic basilica that was created in the 15th century through the reconstruction of an earlier Romanesque building. In the Gothic interior, ornamental floral paintings from 1902 cover the walls and vaults.

Culture

The Orthodox Church of “Sfânta Treime” in Ghimbav was built in 1780 from rubble stone and bricks. The community members contributed to its construction; the merchant Ioan Boghici from Brașov also made a contribution. The church tower is 15 metres high and was completed in 1830. Fragments of the original wall paintings have been preserved on the interior walls.

If you are studying the construction history, you can record the years, architectural forms and materials mentioned in your own travel documents. The names of both churches can also be written down unchanged when preparing your personal cultural priorities.

The Zilele Ghimbavului celebrates local traditions and customs. The festival takes place every year on the first weekend after the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul.

The Ghimbășel River runs through Ghimbav and gave the town its Romanian name. The name of the watercourse is therefore one of the explicitly mentioned local references that you can record for your personal travel planning.

Geographical Location

Brașov–Ghimbav International Airport is located in the northern part of the city of Ghimbav. Railway Main Line 200 passes through Ghimbav along the Curtici – Arad – Simeria – Sibiu – Brașov route, parallel to DN1. The city is served by a railway station.

For your preparations, you can note the airport’s full name, the sequence of destinations on the railway main line and the railway station as specific local details. The transport designations remain in their original spelling.

From Ghimbav, you can enjoy views of the nearby mountain peaks of Postăvarul, Măgura Codlei and Cristianul Mare, as well as of Bucegii, Piatra Craiului and the Munții Făgăraș in the distance.

You can transfer the mountain names directly into your own documents and retain the descriptions “nearby” and “in the distance” as part of the landscape classification described.

Further Destinations

The following local pages are also available for further exploration: Honigberg, Moieciu De Jos, Viștișoara, Victoria, Șirnea, Tărlungeni, Sâmbăta De Sus and Recea.

Activities

The “Ghimbav – Râșnov – Cheișoara – Rezervaţia de stejari seculari – Ghimbav” cycling loop begins in Ghimbav. Its full name lists Râșnov, Cheișoara and the Rezervaţia de stejari seculari as stops in the specified sequence and then leads back to Ghimbav.

For your own activity planning, you can record the full name of the loop unchanged. It already includes the starting point, the places mentioned and the destination, Ghimbav.

The Aeroclubul Ghimbav “Mircea Zorileanu” organises pilot training and skydiving courses.

For the higher-level travel overview: Brasov.