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List Of Fortified Churches In Transylvania
The following is a list of fortified churches in Transylvania. Southeastern Transylvania in Romania has one of the highest numbers of still-existing fortified churches, which were built during the 13th to 16th centuries, a period during which Transylvania was part of the Kingdom of Hungary and the Ottoman Empire was rising. Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania. UNESCO World Heritage Centre 1992-2010 More than 150 villages in the area count various types of fortified churches, seven of them being included in the UNESCO under the name of '' |
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Amnaș
The Amnaș ( hu, Ecsellői-patak) is a right tributary of the river Apold in Romania. It flows into the Apold in Apoldu de Jos Apoldu de Jos (german: Kleinpold; hu, Kisapold) is a commune located in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulga .... Its length is and its basin size is . References Rivers of Romania Rivers of Sibiu County {{Sibiu-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruiu
Bruiu (german: Braller; hu, Brulya) is a commune located in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Bruiu, Gherdeal (''Gürteln''; ''Gerdály'') and Șomartin (''Martinsberg''; ''Mártonhegy''). Each of these has a fortified church. Architecture Built by the local Transylvanian Saxon community, the village church was first attested in 1307. Initially built as a Romanesque basilica, it was transformed in the 15th century, when Gothic elements were added. File:Gherdeal.jpg, Gherdeal and its fortified church A fortified church is a church that is built to serve a defensive role in times of war. Such churches were specially designed to incorporate military features, such as thick walls, battlements, and embrasures. Others, such as the Ávila Cathedra ... References *Augustin Ioan, Hanna Derer. ''The Fortified Churches of the Transylvanian Saxons''. Noi Media Print, 2004 Communes in Sibiu County Localities in Transylvania {{Sibiu-geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brădeni
Brădeni (german: Henndorf; hu, Hégen) is a commune located in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Brădeni, Retiș (''Retersdorf''; ''Réten'') and Țeline (''Woßling''; ''Pusztacelina''). Geography The commune is located in the northeastern part of Sibiu County, on the border with the Mureș and Brașov counties. It lies in the middle of the Transylvanian Plateau, on the banks of the river Hârtibaciu. County road DJ106 connects Brădeni to the county seat, Sibiu, to the southwest, and to Sighișoara, to the north. County road DJ104D leads to Făgăraș, to the south. Architecture A hall-shaped Lutheran church was erected by the local Transylvanian Saxon community in the 14th century. Natives * (1919–2001), poet, journalist, and translator *Remus Răduleț Remus Răduleț (May 3, 1904–February 6, 1984) was a Romanian electrical engineer, who contributed to the development of the International Electrotechnical Vocabulary and theo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brateiu
Brateiu (german: Pretai; hu, Baráthely; Transylvanian Saxon dialect: ''Pretoa'') is a commune located in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Brateiu and Buzd, each of which has a fortified church. There is a burial ground located here which is dated to the 4th century. The Daco-Roman cemetery is situated on the bank of the Târnava Mare river, and is estimated to date to between 380 - 454 AD. At the 2011 census, 57% of inhabitants were Romanians, 41% Roma and 1% each Germans and Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars ( ; hu, magyarok ), are a nation and ethnic group native to Hungary () and historical Hungarian lands who share a common culture, history, ancestry, and language. The Hungarian language belongs to the Urali .... References Communes in Sibiu County Localities in Transylvania {{Sibiu-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bod, Brașov
Bod (german: Brenndorf; hu, Botfalu) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Bod and Colonia Bod (''Botfalusi Cukorgyártelep''). The commune is located in the eastern part of the county, in the northeastern corner of the Burzenland. It is situated on the left bank of the Olt River, which mostly follows the border with Covasna County. The Ghimbășel River flows through Bod; originally it discharged directly into the Olt, but much of its flow has been diverted into the Bârsa River (another tributary of the Olt), near Colonia Bod. At Bod there is one of Romania's largest sugar factories and a broadcasting transmitter for long- and medium-wave radio, the Bod Transmitter. The lowest ever recorded temperature in Romania, , was measured in Bod on January 25, 1942. At the 2011 census, 89.6% of inhabitants were Romanians, 8.5% Hungarians and 1.1% Germans. Natives * (1537–1585), humanist *Nicolae Oaidă Nicolae Oaidă (born 9 Ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biertan
Biertan (german: Birthälm; hu, Berethalom) is a Communes of Romania, commune in Transylvania, Romania, in the north of the Sibiu County, 80 km north of Sibiu and 29 km east of Mediaș. Biertan is one of the most important Saxon villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, having been on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1993. The Biertan fortified church was the seat of the Lutheran Evangelical Bishop in Transylvania between 1572 and 1867. The commune is composed of three villages: Biertan, Copșa Mare (''Gross-Kopisch''; ''Nagykapus''), and Richiș (''Reichesdorf''; ''Riomfalva''), each of which has a fortified church. History The first documentary testimony about the village dates from 1283 in a document about the taxes paid by the inhabitants of 7 villages and so it is believed to have been founded sometime between 1224 and 1283 by Transylvanian Saxons. The village settlement quickly developed into an important market town and by 1510 Biertan s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cața
Cața (german: Katzendorf; hu, Kaca) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Beia, Cața, Drăușeni, Ionești, and Paloș. There are three fortified churches in the commune, at Cața, Beia, and Drăușeni. The commune is located in the northernmost part of the county, on the border with Harghita and Mureș counties. Cața village—the administrative center of the commune—is northwest of Brașov (the county seat) and south of Odorheiu Secuiesc. At the 2011 census, 44.9% of inhabitants were Romanians, 30.9% Hungarians, and 23.4% Roma Roma or ROMA may refer to: Places Australia * Roma, Queensland, a town ** Roma Airport ** Roma Courthouse ** Electoral district of Roma, defunct ** Town of Roma, defunct town, now part of the Maranoa Regional Council *Roma Street, Brisbane, a .... Gallery File:Cata biserica medievala.jpg, Evangelical Lutheran fortified Transylvanian Saxon church of Cața File:Biserica Ev-Lut Drauseni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bazna
Bazna (german: Baaßen; Transylvanian Saxon dialect: ''Baußen''; hu, Bázna) is a commune located in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Bazna, Boian (''Bonnesdorf''; ''Bonnesdref''; ''Alsóbajom'') and Velț (''Wölz''; ''Welz''; ''Velc'' or ''Völc''). It lies northeast of Mediaș, within the catchment area of the Târnava Mică River. Settled by Transylvanian Saxons in the 13th century, in the late 1870s the Bazna area became part of Austria-Hungary's Kis-Küküllő County, in the Dicsőszentmárton subdivision. Following the Union of Transylvania with Romania in 1918, its villages became part of the Kingdom of Romania. At the 2011 census, 66.7% of inhabitants were ethnic Romanians, 29.7% Roma, 2.6% Hungarians and 0.8% Germans. At the 2002 census, 86.6% were Romanian Orthodox, 4% Greek-Catholic, 3.6% Pentecostal, 2.2% Reformed, 1.4% Baptist and 0.9% Lutheran. Villages Bazna Bazna village is first attested in a document of 1302. Initiall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Șoarș
Șoarș (german: Scharosch bei Fogarasch; Saxon dialect: ''Schursch''; hu, Sáros) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Bărcuț, Felmer, Rodbav, Seliștat and Șoarș. Each village has a fortified church. File:Felmer - Biserica.gif, Fortified church A fortified church is a church that is built to serve a defensive role in times of war. Such churches were specially designed to incorporate military features, such as thick walls, battlements, and embrasures. Others, such as the Ávila Cathedra ... of Felmer File:Barcut village eglise fortifiee.jpg, Fortified church of Bărcuț File:Seligstadt-1.jpg, Fortified church of Seliștat References Communes in Brașov County Localities in Transylvania {{Braşov-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Băgaciu
Băgaciu (in Hungarian Szászbogács, : ) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Băgaciu and Deleni (''Magyarsáros''). Demographics According to the 2011 census, Băgaciu has a population of 2,474, of which 34.51% are Romanians, 31.16% are Roma, and 29.7% are Hungarians. See also *List of Hungarian exonyms (Mureș County) This is a list of Hungarian names for towns and communes in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. {{DEFAULTSORT:List of Hungarian exonyms (Mures County) Mures County Hungarian exonyms in Mures Hungarian Hungarian Exonyms An endonym ... References Communes in Mureș County Localities in Transylvania Székely communities {{Mureş-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avrig
Avrig (; german: Freck/Fryck, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Freck/Fraek'', hu, Felek) is a town in Sibiu County, Transylvania, central Romania. It has a population of 12,815 and the first documents attesting its existence date to 1346. It officially became a town in 1989, as a result of the Romanian rural systematization program. Demographics At the 2011 census, 95.6% of inhabitants were Romanians, 2.1% Hungarians, 1.5% Roma, and 0.5% Germans (Transylvanian Saxons). Administration and local politics Town council The town's current local council has the following multi-party political composition, based on the results of the votes cast at the 2020 Romanian local elections: Geography The town administers four villages: Bradu (''Gierelsau''; ''Fenyőfalva''), Glâmboaca (''Hühnerbach''; ''Glimboka''), Mârșa and Săcădate (''Sekadaten''; ''Oltszakadát''). It is situated in the historical region of Transylvania. It lies on the left bank of the Olt River, river Olt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
