Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania

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Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania

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The south-eastern Transylvania region in Romania currently has one of the highest numbers of existing fortified churches from the 13th to 16th centuries. It has more than 150 well preserved fortified churches of a great variety of architectural styles. ()

Local name: Biserici fortificate din Transilvania Unesco: from 1993Area: 14.39 mi²Coordinates: 46°8'9"N, 24°46'23"E

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MureșRomania

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Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Breite Oak Tree Reserve, Biserica fortificată din Brădeni.

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Natural attraction, Nature and wildlife, Park
Breite Oak Tree Reserve, Sighișoara
104 min walk • Breite Nature Reserve is a 74-hectare nature reserve in Sighișoara, Romania, a place with a special emotional and cultural background. The largest grassland plateau in Europe, the Breite Reserve has attracted visitors for hundreds of years.
4.8 miSE
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Biserica fortificată din Brădeni
122 min walk • The fortified evangelical church in Brădeni, Sibiu county, was built in the 14th century. It is on the 2010 list of historical monuments, code LMI SB-II-a-A-12340, with the following objectives: code LMI SB-II-a-A-12340.01 - Fortified evangelical...

Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania

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Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Breite Oak Tree Reserve, Sighișoara

Biserica fortificată din Brădeni