The Council Square (''Piața Sfatului'' in Romanian, former ''Marktplatz'' in German, ''Főtér'' or ''Tanács tér'' in Hungarian) is located in the historic centre of

Brașov Brașov (, , ; , also ''Brasau''; ; ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Kruhnen'') is a city in Transylvania, Romania and the county seat (i.e. administrative centre) of Brașov County. According to the 2021 Romanian census, ...

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. It obtained its right to hold markets in 1520, but it has been the place for weekly and annual markets since 1364, being visited by merchants from the country and abroad. It is surrounded by 18th-19th century houses, most of which are historical monuments. A

pillory The pillory is a device made of a wooden or metal framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, used during the medieval and renaissance periods for punishment by public humiliation and often further physical abuse. ...

, in the middle of the square, was used as a means for

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, punishment and scorn.

Witch Witchcraft is the use of magic by a person called a witch. Traditionally, "witchcraft" means the use of magic to inflict supernatural harm or misfortune on others, and this remains the most common and widespread meaning. According to ''Enc ...

es were also punished here, but the head of the shoemaker guild, Stefan Stenert, who opposed the entry of the

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n army into

, was also beheaded here in 1688. Until 1892, there were two wells in the square. The most important building in the square is the former Council House (''Casa Sfatului''), which was built in 1420 and is located in the middle of the square. This now houses the Brașov County Museum of History. Around the main square is the picturesque pedestrian-only Republicii street, the

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, former Council House, indoor and outdoor terraces and restaurants, the Orthodox Church, Casa Mureșenilor museum,

Museum of Urban Civilization The Museum of Urban Civilization (in Romanian: ''Muzeul Civilizației Urbane'') is a museum in Brașov, Romania. The museum is located on the south side of Piața Sfatului ('Town Square'), the main historical square of the city. To the north, at ...

, and

Hirscher House Hirscher is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Apollonia Hirscher (died 1547), Transylvanian Saxon merchant * Johann Baptist von Hirscher (1788–1865), German Catholic theologian * Marcel Hirscher Marcel Hirscher (b ...

. A local tradition holds that the children that the

Pied Piper The Pied Piper of Hamelin (, also known as the Pan Piper or the Rat-Catcher of Hamelin) is the title character of a legend from the town of Hamelin (Hameln), Lower Saxony, Germany. The legend dates back to the Middle Ages. The earliest refere ...

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(

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) sent underground appeared near this Brașov square. In the

communist Communism () is a sociopolitical, philosophical, and economic ideology within the socialist movement, whose goal is the creation of a communist society, a socioeconomic order centered on common ownership of the means of production, di ...

era, the Council Square was named "Piața 23 August" (23 August Square).

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