Bistrița
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Bistrița is the capital city of Bistrița-Năsăud County, in northern Transylvania, Romania. It is situated on the Bistrița River. The city has a population of 78,877 inhabitants as of 2021 and administ
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Transylvanian Saxons
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The Transylvanian Saxons are a Germanic people who settled in Transylvania in various waves from the 12th-century Ostsiedlung to the mid-19th century. They were mostly Luxembourgish, from the Low Coun
Bistrița
…of settlement in the area of Bistrița is in Neolithic remains. The Turkic Pechenegs settled the area in 12th century following attacks of the Cumans. Transylvanian Saxons settled the area in 1206 and called the region Nösnerland. A large part of settlers were fugitives, convicts, and poor people looking for lands and…
Iacobeni (German: Jakobsdorf, archaically in Romanian also known as Iacășdorf), an example of a fortified rural Transylvanian Saxon community established since the High Middle Ages and situated in Sibiu County (German: Kreis Hermannstadt).
Șeica Mică (German: Kleinschelken), another example of a fortified rural Transylvanian Saxon community established since the High Middle Ages and situated in Sibiu County (German: Kreis Hermannstadt).
Medieval fortified Evangelical Lutheran church at Dealu Frumos (German: Schönberg) in Sibiu County (German: Kreis Hermannstadt)
Medieval fortified Evangelical Lutheran church at Archita (German: Arkeden), Mureș County (German: Mieresch)