Discover Tohanu Nou: Cycle Route and Historic Sites

The Tohanu Vechi–Predeluț–Tohanu Vechi circular cycle route passes through Tohanu Nou. The circular route offers views of the western cliffs of the Bucegi Mountains and the Piatra Craiului Mountains. The route name itself makes the starting and return point clear: Tohanu Vechi stands at the beginning and end of the connection mentioned, while Tohanu Nou is crossed along the way.

Cycling and Equipment

Mountain Sport Adventures can deliver bicycles directly to cabins, guesthouses, or hotels. The range of services includes the sale, rental, and servicing of equipment for winter and outdoor sports. Bicycles are therefore part of an offering that encompasses various forms of equipment provision: in addition to delivery, sporting goods are sold, rented, and maintained. The service is not limited to winter equipment but also includes equipment for outdoor sports.

This brings several equipment services together in one place for the circular route, without changing the cycle route’s character as a named circular route. The combination of bicycle delivery and additional sports equipment services stands alongside the route’s landscape connections.

Geographical Context

The DJ 112E road runs from Râșnov or Bran via Tohanul Nou and Tohanul Vechi to the Zărnești area. From either of the two possible starting points, the route first follows Tohanul Nou and then Tohanul Vechi before reaching the Zărnești area. Thus, the named localities lie along the same road sequence between Râșnov or Bran and the Zărnești area.

The place names Râșnov, Bran, Tohanul Nou, Tohanul Vechi, and Zărnești mark the individual points along this connection. Tohanu Nou appears both along the DJ 112E and as a place through which the circular cycle route passes.

History

The historic school building “Şcoala veche” stands at Str. Bisericii 8 in Tohanu Nou. The building is dated to 1784 and bears the code BV-II-m-B-11835. The address, date, and code are specific details associated with this building.

Nearby Bran Castle served over the centuries as a site of conflicts and as a customs house. It was also a royal residence and was later used as a museum. The uses mentioned therefore range from conflicts and customs to a royal residence and its later museum function.

Culture and Church Art

The church “Intrarea Maicii Domnului în biserică,” built in 1779, stands in Zărnești. It was founded by the Brașov merchant Ioniță Boghici. The church preserves four imperial icons painted by Constantin Popovici on February 20, 1779.

The preserved inventory also includes a two-armed brass candlestick from 1723. Its brass construction, two arms, and the year 1723 are recorded details of this piece. The church also preserves a Gospel printed in Bucharest in 1682. This Gospel was brought from Tohanul Vechi.

Thus, in Zărnești, the church’s construction year, its founder, the four imperial icons painted on February 20, 1779, the two-armed brass candlestick from 1723, and the Gospel printed in Bucharest in 1682 form part of a shared church collection.

Other Places

Other places: Moieciu De Jos, Bran, Cincșor, Codlea, Victoria, Honigberg, Șercaia, Poiana Mărului.

To the overarching travel overview: Brasov.