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Rathausturm (Town Hall Tower), Biertan Fortified Church
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Anne
August 28, 2018
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The bastion of Biertan (Romanian Biserica fortificată din Biertan) is a late Gothic fortified church in Biertan, Sibiu County, in the historic landscape of Transylvania in present-day Romania. It was …
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October 27, 2019
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The place Biertan is located on the former royal soil in a side valley of Târnava Mare. The first written mention dates from 1283. The fortified church was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993. It rises on a steep hill in the middle of the village. The inner, oldest wall of the castle is dated to the end of the 14th or early 15th century. Today, the fortified church is a major tourist attraction and its silhouette is known worldwide. Every year, it is the scene of the so-called "Sachsentreffen", the Transylvanian Saxons still remaining in Transylvania.
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December 18, 2018
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The Biertan fortified church is a Lutheran fortified church in Biertan Sibiu County, in the Transylvania region of Romania. It was built by the ethnic German Transylvanian Saxon community at a time when the area belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary. Briefly Roman Catholic, it became Lutheran following the Reformation. Together with the surrounding village, the church forms part of the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania UNESCO World Heritage Site. Wikipedia
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