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{{Infobox Romanian subdivision
|type               = commune
|county             = Brașov
|image_flag         =
|image_shield       = ROU BV Prejmer CoA.png
|image_skyline      = Prejmer 200609.jpg
|image_caption      = [[Prejmer fortified church]]
|image_map          = Prejmer jud Brasov.jpg
|map_caption        =
|leader_name        = Mihai-Florin Apafi<ref>{{cite web |url=https://prezenta.roaep.ro/locale27092020/romania-pv-final |title=Results of the 2020 local elections |publisher=Central Electoral Bureau |access-date=9 June 2021 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|leader_party       = PNL
|term               = 2020&ndash;2024
|coordinates        = {{coord|45|43|N|25|46|E|region:RO|display=it}}
|elevation          = 
|elevation_min      = 561
|elevation_max      = 593
|area_total         = 60.48
|population_total   = auto
|population_as_of   = 
|population_footnotes = 
|postal_code        = 507165
|area_code          = (+40) 02 68
|website            = {{URL|https://primariaprejmer.ro/}}
}}
'''Prejmer''' ({{langx|de|Tartlau}}; {{langx|hu|Prázsmár}}) is a commune in [[Brașov County]], [[Transylvania]], [[Romania]]. It is composed of three villages: Lunca Câlnicului (''Farkasvágó''), Prejmer, and Stupinii Prejmerului (''Rohrau''; ''Méheskert''). Located {{cvt|18|km}} northeast of [[Brașov]], the [[Olt (river)|Olt River]] passes through the commune.

==History==
The [[Teutonic Knights]] constructed the fortress '''Tartlau''' in 1212&ndash;1213 as part of their colonization of the [[Burzenland]] region. The town of Prejmer near the castle had begun development by 1225, and was the easternmost settlement of the [[Transylvanian Saxons]]. Prejmer was repeatedly invaded throughout the [[Middle Ages]] by various groups, including the [[Mongols]], [[Tatars]], [[Hungarian people|Hungarians]], [[Ottoman Turks]], [[Cossacks]], and [[Moldavia]]ns. However, the castle was only captured once, by [[Gabriel Báthory]] in 1611. Most of Prejmer's German population fled the commune after the [[Romanian Revolution]] of 1989. <!-- or was deported in 1945 -->

Prejmer is noted for [[Prejmer fortified church|its fortified church]], one of the best preserved of its kind in [[Eastern Europe]]. Between 1962&ndash;1970, the Romanian government carefully restored it to its present condition; the restoration work was done under the direction of architect Mariana Angelescu and engineer Alexandru Dobriceanu. The church is modeled after churches of [[Jerusalem]], as well as built in the style of Late [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] churches from the [[Rhineland]].  In the 15th century, it was surrounded by a wall 12m high, forming a [[quadrilateral]] with rounded corners.  The wall was reinforced by four horseshoe-shaped towers, two of which have since disappeared.  The entrance&mdash;a vaulted gallery&mdash;is protected by a [[barbican]] and flanked by a lateral wall.  The defensive structure is strengthened by [[embrasure]]s and [[bretèche]]s, while the covered way is surrounded by a [[parapet]]. The [[granary|granaries]] and rooms that accommodated the villagers are arranged on four levels above the cellars.

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
| source = Census data
|1850 |3351
|1900 |3580
|1941 |5600
|1977 |9276
|1992 |8299
|2002 |8316
|2011 |8472
|2021 |8647
}}
At the [[2011 Romanian census|2011 census]], the commune had 8,472 inhabitants, of which 90.7% were [[Romanians]], 6.3% [[Romani people in Romania|Roma]], 1.9% [[Hungarians in Romania|Hungarians]], and 0.8% [[Germans of Romania|Germans]]. At the [[2021 Romanian census|2021 census]], Prejmer had a population of 8,647; of those, 81,23% were Romanians, 8.6% Roma, and 1.28% Hungarians.<ref name="RPL2021">{{cite web|url=https://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Tabel-1.03_1.3.1-si-1.03.2.xls|title=Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021|publisher=[[National Institute of Statistics (Romania)|INSSE]]|language=ro|date=31 May 2023}}</ref>

==Natives==
* [[Darie Magheru]] (1923–1983), Romanian poet and theatre actor
* [[Leonard Oprea]] (b. 1953), Romanian writer

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Prejmer - habitation medievale en cours de restauration.jpg|Typical house in Prejmer
Prejmer Citadel, Romania (5681797564).jpg|Painting on the walls of Prejmer Citadel
Biserica fortificată din Prejmer - vedere de ansamblu.jpg|Fortified church
Prejmer, entrance (arched gallery).JPG|Entrance to the fortified church
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[List of castles in Romania]]
* [[Tourism in Romania]]
* [[Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
*[https://whc.unesco.org/archive/1999/whc-99-conf209-inf7e.pdf Evaluations of cultural properties], at the [[UNESCO]] World Heritage Convention, [[Marrakesh]], [[Morocco]], November 29&ndash;December 4, 1999, pp.&nbsp;177&ndash;182

==External links==
{{commons category|Prejmer commune, Brașov}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050306063127/http://www.burzenland.de/tartlau.html History of Tartlau (Prejmer)] {{in lang|de}}
*[http://www.siebenbuergersachsen.de/rill2.htm Aerial picture of Prejmer Fortress] {{in lang|de}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070220075225/http://www.erasmuspc.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=201&Itemid=83 Pictures of cultural highlights in Prejmer]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060520181700/http://www.brasovpower.ro/index.php?continut=pag11-art01.htm&pag=4 "Biserica Sfânta Cruce"] {{in lang|ro}}
*[http://romania-travelguide.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=42&Itemid=56 Fortified church in Prejmer]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130214074318/http://www.videoguide.ro/en/evangelical-fortified-church-prejmer.htm "Video Fortified Church Prejmer"] {{in lang|en}}

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[[Category:Communes in Brașov County]]
[[Category:Localities in Transylvania]]
[[Category:Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania]]
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