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.

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