Catherine's Gate
Catherine's Gate
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Jim W
Sindelfingen, Germany2 930 contributions
Oct 2023 • Couples
My wife and I visited Braşov during a Halloween tour of Romania. Our tour guide was from Braşov so she gave us an outstanding presentation on this amazing city. We began at Catherine's Gate (Romanian: Poarta Ecaterinei, German: Katharinentor, Hungarian: Katalin-kapu), which was built by the Tailors’ Guild, in 1559 for defensive purposes to replace an old gate destroyed by a flood in 1526. It is named after St. Catherine's Monastery that was situated here in former times. It is the only original city gate to have survived from medieval times. In fact, the central tower is only a part of the original gate. Documents talk about the existence of a wooden structure which was demolished in 1827. The original structure can be seen at the Weaver's Bastion where the large model of Brașov in 1600 is displayed. It is best to enter the city here to begin your visit to Braşov.
Written 28 January 2024
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Inter
67 contributions
Aug 2023 • Family
Nice area of Brasov, worth passing by, but you wouldn’t spend that much time there. Good for a portion of a walk around the city.
Written 8 January 2024
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Annelisse R
13 contributions
Aug 2023 • Family
Worth to visit Brasov and its old streets, the main attractions, the old gates, the transport is ok from the train station, there are a few stops until central area.
Written 25 August 2023
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Baba
London, UK5 contributions
Aug 2023 • Couples
Beautiful part of the city and a great way to enter the amazing town centre. Narrowest street also near by. A Walk away from the river that circles the wall.
Written 23 August 2023
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luv2ride
Maryland621 contributions
Mar 2022
Our overall half day visit to the sights of Brasov was interesting from both a historic viewpoint (our privately-hired guide was a history teacher) and a cultural viewpoint as we saw the reality contrasted with the myths of Brasov
Written 11 February 2023
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shoshiwoshi
Iasi, Romania33 contributions
Jan 2023
Sadly, graffiti does tarnish the walls from time to time. Do your best to overlook a bit of graffiti and relish this magical spot, with a couple of benches on which you can sit quietly and enjoy the atmosphere of this beautiful city, far from the crowds in the center
Written 8 January 2023
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Robert D
Brooklyn, New York2 718 contributions
Aug 2022
This beautiful gate to the city centre is worth a short look. It is quite impressive and not too far from the main street into the city centre.
Written 8 November 2022
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duhoz
Beroun, Czech Republic6 315 contributions
Oct 2022
uts close to the city center and also a tourist office you can find this square gate with one big central and 4 small corner turrets. In the Medieval Age it was the main access into the city from the Schei quarter. Around small park to relax.
Written 7 October 2022
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Tiberiu_Baranyi
Timisoara, Romania12 986 contributions
Jul 2022
For centuries Katherine's gate was the only connection towards the Schei neighborhood of Brasov until 1827 when the Schei gate was built in its vicinity to handle the traffic in and out of the city - because Katherine's gate became too small for the task.
Nowadays is a historical monument, the gates exterior tower is what can be seen and remained from the complex system that the gate once was - the murder holes and firing can be still seen today. And it is one of the most well preserved pieces of fortifications in Brasov.
So when you stroll through Brasov and you are in the area of the Schei gate , you can stop by Katherine's gate to take a few pictures - also in the vicinity is a small park and there you can find some very nice wooden sculptures.
Nowadays is a historical monument, the gates exterior tower is what can be seen and remained from the complex system that the gate once was - the murder holes and firing can be still seen today. And it is one of the most well preserved pieces of fortifications in Brasov.
So when you stroll through Brasov and you are in the area of the Schei gate , you can stop by Katherine's gate to take a few pictures - also in the vicinity is a small park and there you can find some very nice wooden sculptures.
Written 11 August 2022
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Thomas G
Amsterdam, The Netherlands1 688 contributions
Mar 2022
It is a nice, princess like gate of the city center of Brasov. You can take a look for 2-3 minutes, but don't bother to do much more. It is nice to walk passed.
Written 1 April 2022
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The Critical Reviewer
Aachen, Germany4 contributions
I think you should change the name to Poarta Ecaterinei, instead of Yekaterina. The Romanian name for it is Ecaterina.
forshara
Cape Elizabeth, ME596 contributions
Interesting. The name that was on the sign next to the gate, at Brasov, was "Porta Sanctae Katharinae."
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