Located 47 km west of the city of Sibiu, Sibiu highway south of Brasov (DN1) road route that crosses the Fagaras Mountains (Transfăgărăşan "), one side of the brook Cârţişoara, settlement, and once known as name "Romanian Carta" was populated almost exclusively from the early Middle Ages until the present, Romanian.

Currently Cârţişoara shelters four churches, two of which were built in the early nineteenth century. Oprea Cârţişoara Church, built on a promotoriu and constructed of brick, was built in 1806. The church of Cârţişoara Oprea, dedicated feast of St. Nicholas, is composed of the altar, the nave and the narthex. The church is decorated inside with murals. High on a similar plan in Cârţişoara Oprea, Cârţişoara Streza church dedicated feast of the Annunciation, was begun and dedicated in 1818. As the neighborhood church, the church is decorated with murals Oprea, interesting iconographic aspect. Cârţişoara houses and an Orthodox monastery, nuns, founded recently.

Romanian Soldier Monument. Cross type memorial monument is being erected in 1920 by the family of Capt. George Buruiană active. To achieve the monument were used stone and marble. In front of the monument is inscribed as follows: "In memory of George Buruiană active Brave Captain 21 Infantry Regiment, fell in the battles at Porumbac the Netherlands to 17 to 30 September 1916 îmbărbătând a company to assault." On the back are included the following: " Captain Hero George Buruiană active memory, grateful family.

It said that at Cartisoara village Ethnographic Museum and Memorial is named after the most representative son of the village, Badea Cartan, including all sorts of objects that belonged to him. Also in the Park "ASTRA" Sibiu is a peasant and a famous bust of himself, made of bronze in 1974, 1.20 m high and placed on a pedestal of travertine, the work of sculptor Sibiu Kurtfritz Handel.