Bazna: Fortified Church and Spa Town

Bazna is home to a fortified church built by the local Saxon community in the 15th century. A century later, it was fortified with an enclosing wall and defensive towers.

Culture

The church building contains a tabernacle dating from 1504. The bell and gate tower houses three bells from the 14th and 15th centuries. There is no regular visiting schedule for the fortified church. If you would like to visit it, you should contact the caretaker in good time so that the church can be opened.

The building history can thus be read in several parts of the ensemble: the 15th-century sacred building was followed by the enclosing wall and defensive towers, while the tabernacle and bells preserve further historical details. The bell and gate tower combines two functions within the fortified complex.

Spa and Landscape

The Bazna spa was founded in 1843. It lies between low hills and broad, marshy valleys. These valleys contain natural gas deposits and mineral springs. The spa experience includes mineral waters, sapropelic mud and Bazna salt.

In Bazna, the spa town and its landscape therefore lie directly alongside one another: the low hills form the setting, while the broad, marshy valleys with their natural gas deposits and mineral springs reveal another aspect of the surroundings. Mineral waters, sapropelic mud and Bazna salt name the elements associated with the spa experience.

Cycling and Hiking

The “De-a lungul văilor Târnavei Mari” cycle route begins in Bazna and is 90 km long. A 6.5 km-long cycle route runs between Bazna spa and Mediaș. Around Bazna, you can hike and cycle on hills covered with orchards and in beech forests. The beech forests around Bazna are part of Via Transilvanica.

The two cycle routes mentioned differ considerably in length: the “De-a lungul văilor Târnavei Mari” route covers 90 km, while the connection between Bazna spa and Mediaș measures 6.5 km. Both details remain linked to Bazna or the spa town and complement the routes in the immediate surroundings.

Orchards on the hills and beech forests shape the landscape around the town. Through their inclusion in Via Transilvanica, the beech forests also have their own designation within the surroundings described.

Culinary Specialities

In Bazna, culinary preparations made with Bazna pork are recommended for sampling. Bazna is known for the breed of pig named after the town.

The culinary speciality bears the name of the town twice over: it refers both to the pork used in the recommended preparations and to the breed of pig named after Bazna. This keeps the connection between regional cuisine and the name of the town immediately recognisable.

You can find other places in the selection here: Veştem, Valea Viilor, Sibiu, Mohu, Slimnic, Grossau, Tilischen, Gunzendorf

For the higher-level travel overview: Hermannstadt.