Brateiu (German: Pretai; Hungarian: Baráthely; Transylvanian Saxon dialect: Pretoa) is a commune located in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Brateiu and Buzd, each of which has a fortified church. There is a big archaeological complex located here.

At the 2011 Romanian census, 57% of inhabitants were Romanians, 41% Roma, and 1% Germans (more specifically Transylvanian Saxons) and Hungarians each.

In Romanian	In German	In Saxon	In Hungarian
Brateiu	Pretai	Pretoa	Baráthely
Buzd	Bußd	Buss	Szászbuzd

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  The medieval Evangelical Lutheran Transylvanian Saxon fortified church of Brateiu/Pretai in winter
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  The plan of the medieval Evangelical Lutheran Transylvanian Saxon fortified church of Brateiu/Pretai
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  A sketch of the medieval Evangelical Lutheran Transylvanian Saxon fortified church of Brateiu/Pretai by Albert Reich