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January 9, 2020

3341 ROMANIA (Braşov) - Prejmer fortified church - part of Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania (UNESCO WHS)

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Located in Burzenland , Prejmer fortified church was initially Roman Catholic , but became Lutheran following the Reformation . Around...
December 22, 2019

3298 ROMANIA (Alba) - Câlnic Citadel - part of Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania (UNESCO WHS)

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The Câlnic Citadel began around 1270 as a residence for a Graf (Chyl de Kelling, whose family gave the village its German name), one ...
October 10, 2017

ROMANIA - Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania (UNESCO WHS)

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In the 12th and 13th centuries, simultaneous with the advancement of the Kingdom of Hungary 's border to the east and south-eastern Tran...
November 29, 2015

2080-2083 ROMANIA (Braşov) - Sânpetru and its fortified church

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2080 Sânpetru - Aerial view (1994) In 12th and 13th centuries, kings of Hungary colonized Transylvania with Germans, to defend the ...
August 24, 2015

1847 ROMANIA (Sibiu) - Mălâncrav fortified church

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The history of Mălâncrav fortified church , as also of the commune, is related to the Apafi family, upper class noble landowners from T...
August 19, 2015

1835 ROMANIA (Braşov) - Viscri fortified church - part of Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania (UNESCO WHS)

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Located on a side road away from the national road that links Braşov and Sighişoara , the village of Viscri ( Deutschweisskirch ) is ...
August 18, 2015

1833 ROMANIA (Sibiu) - Hosman fortified church

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Located between the cities of  Sibiu and Agnita , on the Hârtibaciu Valley, Hosman (German: Holzmengen ) is a typical Transylvanian ...
August 13, 2015

1815 ROMANIA (Sibiu) - Moşna fortified church

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Located to the Târnavelor Plateau, on the Moșna Valley, Moşna (German: Meschen ) was attested documentary in 1283 as a free commune in...
September 22, 2012

0339 ROMANIA (Sibiu) - Biertan fortified church - part of Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania (UNESCO WHS)

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0339 Biertan Fortified Church Biertan ( Birthälm ) was one of the first settlements of the Transylvanian Saxons , and received the r...
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