The "Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania" UNESCO World Heritage Site consists of seven villages chosen from among over 150 such structures surviving in the Transylvania region of Romania.
Biertan village and fortified church
Hărman
Ansamblul bisericii evanghelice fortificate 1
RO AB Calnic fort 11
Transylvania
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Transylvania is a historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. The region's natural border to the east and south is the Carpathian Mountains, and to the west it is t
Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania
…Transylvania" UNESCO World Heritage Site consists of seven villages (six Saxon and one Székely) chosen from among over 150 such structures surviving in the Transylvania region of Romania. They are dominated by fortified churches and characterized by a specific settlement pattern that has been preserved since the Late…
Kingdom of Hungary in 1190, during the rule of Béla III
Roman city of Apulum
A market scene in Transylvania, 1818
The National Assembly in Alba Iulia (December 1, 1918), declaring the Union of Transylvania with Romania