List of fortified churches in Transylvania
The following is a list of fortified churches in Transylvania. Southeastern Transylvania in Romania has one of the highest numbers of still-existing fortified churches, which were built during the 13th to 16th centuries, a period during which Transylvania was part of the Kingdom of Hungary and the Ottoman Empire was rising.[1] More than 150 villages in the area count various types of fortified churches, seven of them being included in the UNESCO World Heritage under the name of Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania.
List of Saxon towns and villages
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The following is a list of Transylvanian Saxon towns and villages with a fortified church.
- Agârbiciu
- Agnita
- Alma Vii
- Alțâna
- Amnaş
- Apold
- Archita
- Ațel
- Avrig
- Axente Sever
- Băgaciu
- Bărcuț
- Bazna
- Beia
- Biertan
- Bod
- Boian
- Bradu
- Brateiu
- Brădeni
- Bruiu
- Bunești
- Buzd
- Câlnic
- Cața
- Cenade
- Chirpăr
- Cincșor
- Cincu
- Cisnădie
- Cisnădioara
- Cloașterf
- Codlea
- Copșa Mare
- Cricău
- Cristian
- Cristian
- Criț
- Curciu
- Dacia
- Daia, Mureș
- Daia, Sibiu
- Daneș
- Dârlos
- Dealu Frumos
- Dobârca
- Drăușeni
- Dupuș
- Feldioara
- Felmer
- Fișer
- Gherdeal
- Ghimbav
- Gușterița (now a district of Sibiu)
- Hamba
- Hălchiu, Brașov
- Hărman
- Hetiur
- Homorod
- Hosman
- Iacobeni, Sibiu
- Ighișu Nou
- Jimbor, Brașov
- Laslea
- Măieruș
- Mălâncrav
- Marpod
- Mediaș
- Mercheașa
- Merghindeal
- Meșendorf
- Metiș, Sibiu
- Micăsasa
- Miercurea Sibiului
- Moardăș
- Moșna
- Motiș, Sibiu
- Movile, Sibiu
- Netuș
- Nocrich
- Noiștat
- Ocna Sibiului
- Orăștie
- Pelișor, Sibiu
- Prejmer
- Racoș
- Râșnov
- Richiș, Sibiu
- Roadeș
- Rodbav
- Roșia, Sibiu
- Rotbav
- Ruja
- Ruși
- Sânpetru
- Sântimbru
- Saschiz
- Seliștat
- Slimnic
- Stejărișu
- Șaeș
- Șard
- Șaroș pe Târnave
- Șeica Mare
- Șeica Mică
- Șoala
- Șoarș
- Șomartin
- Șura Mare
- Șura Mică
- Tălmaciu
- Țapu
- Toarcla
- Ungra
- Valchid
- Valea Viilor
- Velț
- Veseud
- Viscri
- Vulcan, Brașov
- Vulcan, Mureș
- Vurpăr, Alba
- Vurpăr, Sibiu
List of Székely towns and villages
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The following is a list of Székely towns and villages with a fortified church.
Additional examples
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Fortified church of Rotbav.
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Fortified church of Șaeș.
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Fortified church of Șeica Mică.
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Fortified church of Ţapu.
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Fortified church of Valea Viilor.
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Fortified church of Aita Mare.
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Fortified church of Cârța, Harghita.
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Fortified church of Delnița.
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Fortified church of Movile.
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Fortified church of Moşna.
See also
References
- ↑ Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania. UNESCO World Heritage Centre 1992-2010
External links
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