Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania World Heritage Site

Official name

Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania | UNESCO

Country

Romania | Map

Continent

Europe

Location

Counties of Alba, Brasov, Harghita, Mureş, Sibiu, Region of Transylvania
46.1358° Lat, 24.7730° Lon | Map

Code

596

Time Zone

Europe/Bucharest (EEST, +0300)

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Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1993. These Transylvanian villages with their fortified churches provide a vivid picture of the cultural landscape of southern Transylvania. The seven villages inscribed, founded by the Transylvanian Saxons, are characterized by a specific land-use system, settlement pattern and organization of the family farmstead that have been preserved since the late Middle Ages. They are dominated by their fortified churches, which illustrate building styles from the 13th to the 16th century.