Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania
World Heritage
Romania
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These Transylvanian villages and their fortified churches vividly portray the cultural landscape of southern Transylvania. Founded by Transylvanian Saxons, these seven villages are characterized by a specific land use system, settlement patterns, and family farm organization that have been preserved since the late Middle Ages. The villages are dominated by fortified churches that display architectural styles from the 13th to the 16th centuries.
# Cultural Landscape
# Architectural Style
# Defense of the Church
# village
# Transylvanian Saxons
# Late Middle Ages
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| point in time | 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Commons gallery | Biserici fortificate din Transilvania |
| area | 553 |
| World Heritage criteria | Larousse Encyclopedia online |
| located in the administrative territorial entity | Prejmer |
| located in the administrative territorial entity | Dârjiu |
| located in the administrative territorial entity | Bunești |
| located in the administrative territorial entity | Câlnic |
| executive body | Fortified churches in Transylvania |
| location of creation | Biserici fortificate din Transilvania |
| office held by head of the organization | http://g.co/kg/m/011b3wcq |
| Commons category | Fortified churches in Transylvania |
| has part | Viscri fortified church |
| has part | Epidaurus |
| has part | Saschiz fortified church |
| has part | Prejmer fortified church |
| coordinate location | Point(24.7731 46.1358) |
| start time | 1993-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| official name | المواقع القروية والكنائس المحصنة في ترانسلفانيا |
| official name | Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania |
| official name | Aldeas con iglesias fortificadas de Transilvania |
| official name | Sites villageois avec églises fortifiées de Transylvanie |
| official name | トランシルヴァニア地方の要塞教会群のある集落 |
| official name | Dorpen met versterkte kerken in Transsylvanië |
| official name | Деревни с укрепленными церквями в Трансильвании |
| official name | 特兰西瓦尼亚村落及其设防的教堂 |
| area | 3727.87 |
| applies to part | buffer strip |
| image | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kirchenburg%20Birth%C3%A4lm.jpg |
| media legend | Biserica fortificată din Biertan |
| media legend | Biertan village and fortified church |
| instance of | architectural ensemble |
| of | fortified church |