Brateiu
# Brateiu

Brateiu (German: Pretai; Hungarian: Baráthely; Transylvanian Saxon dialect: Pretoa) is a commune located in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Brateiu and Buzd, each of which has a fortified church. There is a burial ground located here which is dated to the 4th century. The Daco-Roman cemetery is situated on the bank of the Târnava Mare river, and is estimated to date to between 380–454 AD.

At the 2011 Romanian census, 57% of inhabitants were Romanians, 41% Roma, and 1% Germans (more specifically Transylvanian Saxons) and Hungarians each.

| In Romanian | In German | In Saxon | In Hungarian |
| - | - | - | - |
| Brateiu | Pretai | Pretoa | Baráthely |
| Buzd | Bußd | Buss | Szászbuzd |

## Gallery

* The medieval Evangelical Lutheran Transylvanian Saxon fortified church of Brateiu/Pretai in winter
* The plan of the medieval Evangelical Lutheran Transylvanian Saxon fortified church of Brateiu/Pretai
* A sketch of the medieval Evangelical Lutheran Transylvanian Saxon fortified church of Brateiu/Pretai by Albert Reich
