Bretcu

Bretcu is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania, which include the villages Bretcu, Martanus and Oituz. The locality has been documented considering that 1426 underneath diverse names: Bereczk, Breczko 1482 to 1496, Bretzku 1787 and 1850, Bereck. At Bretcu, the primary systematic archaeological researches were undertaken handiest among 1925 to 1926 with the aid of Emil Panaitescu. During this era the castles of the castle have been determined at 100 m from the castle.

The stamps at the forged and terme bricks belong to the military units COH HIS and COH I BRAC. In 1950 a team led by means of M. Macrea performed new excavations. On the huge terrace known as the "Fortress of the Wolf", a stretch of 2 to 3 hectares of bricks, tiles and ceramics became found on the floor, indicating the vicinity of the civilization close to the fort. G. Popa Lisseanu, O.G. Lecca, A. Lapedatu and I. Lupas argue that Bretcu changed into an old Romanian cneazum noted in King Sigismund's degree in 1426.