Placed in the centre of the country, Brasov is set at the base of the Tampa mountain, a peak that offers a wonderful view of the city and of Tara Barsei (Barsei County).

The city has developed on a settlement that dates back to the neolitical age. Archeological evidence shows in the Bronze Era a fortified settlement set on the Snails Hill and plenty of proof from the time of the Dacs is spread throughoput different points of the settlement. A lot of ceramics dating back to the IXth-Xllth century has also been discovered, made and used by a local population back then, which constitutes unbeatable evidence that the region had a dense population before the arrival of the Sas (German) colonists in the middle of the XIIth century. The name of the settlement itself, Brasov - of Pegeneg origin according to the specialists - is just one more evidence that it existed before the arrival of the colonists.

The first document that states the existence of Brasov dates back to the XIII-th century. The placement of the settlement at the meeting point of very important commercial routes brought many cratsmen and merchants, so that their activities influenced the rapid development of Brasov, despite Turk attacks (in 1421 and 1438). A strong commercial centre is born, where textile commerce takes place, tools and jewels made by Transylvanian craftsmen are traded, cereal and cattle are brought from the Romanian states, as well as Oriental goods (carpets, silk, spices etc.) Most of it was sent on into Western Europe. Until the second half of the XV-th century Brasov and Sibiu held an important economical role, a fact which explains the privileges that were given to them by the rullers of the Romanian states.

At the beginning of the XVI-th century Brasov was a heavily populated urban centre of Transylvania. It had 8-9000 inhabitants. The city was surrounded by defense walls with a lot of towers and 32 bastions. It had 14 churches and chappels, a City Hall, an inn, a commerce house, 2 public baths, three hospitals, a customs house, a library, many workshops and shops. In the 2nd half of the XVI-th century there were 20 craftsmen guilds in Brasov.

In the XVll-th and XVIII-th century, Brasov was still the first of the Transylvanian towns in textile, leather, weapons and jewelery production as well as in commercial activities.

The Romanian local element become more and more obvious in both ecnomical and cultural life of the region. It's worth mentioning that here the first school in the country was founded in 1544 with the vital contribution of the humanist Johannes Honterus and a document from 1566 mentioned the existence of an institute "for all liberal arts... with a vast library". Between 1556 and 1583, diaconul Coresi - from Targoviste - printed in Brasov a large number of books, true monuments of the old Romanian language.

Starting with 1838 in this city the "Gazeta Transilvaniei" (The Transylvanian Gazette) is printed witrrh its supplement “foaie pentru minte, inima si literatura” ("A Paper for the Mind, Heart and Literature") - a periodical that promoted the national and social ideals of the Romanian people.

Brasov connected to important moments in Romanian history. In 1600, Mihai Viteazul summons the Dieta Transilvaniei (The Transylvanian Council) in the City Hall of Brasov, and in May 1848 the meeting of the revolutionary forces from the Romanian states takes place here,as they elaborate an action plan that engages cancelling feudal rights and privileges, giving property to peasants ,,without further payment" as well as "the unification of Moldavia and Vallahia in one single independent Romanian state".

As the formation of Romania was carried through, Brasov was a strong centre of action, as the Sfatul National Roman (The Romanian National Council) from Tara Barsei (Barsa County) and the Garda Nationala (National Guard) are founded here.