The first documentary testimony
about the village dates from 1283 in a document about the taxes paid by the
inhabitants of 7 villages and so it is believed to have been founded sometime
between 1224 to 1283 by Transylvanian Saxons. The village settlement quickly
developed into an important market town and by 1510 Biertan supported a
population of about 5,000 people. Between 1468 and the 16th century a small fortified
church was constructed and developed. After the medieval period the town
declined in importance with the rise of neighbouring Sighişoara, Sibiu and Mediaş
