page_title: Codlea
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Codlea / History
caption_attribution_description: Română: Panoramic al Munţilor Măgura Codlei. Fişierul media a fost realizat cu date SRTM furnizate liber de NASA.
context_page_description: Codlea is a city in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania.
context_section_description: During the 13th century, the Teutonic Order built a fortress known as Schwarzburg ("black castle") near the "Măgura Codlei". The castle's name was first noted in 1265 and was rebuilt for the last time in 1432 by the craftsmen's guild that worked in the town. The city of Codlea is believed to have been also founded by Germans. The fortified church in the city is the largest in the Burzenland historic region.
  Codlea was well known for its flowers and was called the city of flowers.
caption: Măgura Codlei