Biserica Evanghelică Fortificată din Cristian

The following is a list of fortified churches in Transylvania. Southeastern

Transylvania Transylvania ( ro, Ardeal or ; hu, Erdély; german: Siebenbürgen) is a historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and south its natural border is the Carpathian Mountains, and to the west the Ap ...

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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

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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

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under the name of ''

Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania 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 st ...

''.

List of Saxon towns and villages

The following is a list of

Transylvanian Saxon The Transylvanian Saxons (german: Siebenbürger Sachsen; Transylvanian Saxon: ''Siweberjer Såksen''; ro, Sași ardeleni, sași transilvăneni/transilvani; hu, Erdélyi szászok) are a people of German ethnicity who settled in Transylvania ...

towns and villages with a fortified church. # Agârbiciu #

Agnita Agnita (; german: Agnetheln; Transylvanian Saxon: ''Ongenîtlen''; hu, Szentágota) is a town on the Hârtibaciu river in Sibiu County, Transylvania, central Romania. It is considered the locality in the center of the country. The town administer ...

# Alma Vii #

Alțâna Alțâna (german: Alzen; hu, Alcina) is a commune in the north of Sibiu County, Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania. It is composed of three villages: Alțâna, Benești (''Bägendorf''; ''Bendorf'') and Ghijasa de Sus (''Obergesä� ...

Amnaș The Amnaș ( hu, Ecsellői-patak) is a right tributary of the river Apold in Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukra ...

Apold Apold (german: Trapold) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Apold, Daia (''Denndorf''; ''Dálya'' or ''Szászdálya''), Șaeș (''Schaas''; ''Segesd''), and Vulcan (''Wolkendorf''; ''Volkány''). ...

# Archita # Ațel #

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 ...

# Axente Sever #

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 2,47 ...

# Bărcuț #

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 ( ...

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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 villa ...

# Bod # Boian #

Bradu Bradu is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to t ...

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 bu ...

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 comm ...

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 f ...

# Bunești # Buzd # Câlnic #

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 D ...

# Cenade #

Chirpăr Chirpăr (german: Kirchberg; hu, Kürpöd) is a commune located in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Chirpăr, Săsăuș (''Sachsenhausen''; ''Szászház''), Vărd (''Werd''; ''Vérd'') and Veseud (''Zied''; '' ...

# Cincșor # Cincu #

Cisnădie Cisnădie (; german: Heltau; Transylvanian Saxon dialect: ''Hielt''; hu, Nagydisznód) is a town in Sibiu County, Transylvania, central Romania, approximately south of Sibiu (german: Hermannstadt). One village, Cisnădioara (german: Michelsb ...

(end of the 12th century) # Cisnădioara (2nd half of the 12th century) # Cloașterf #

Codlea Codlea (; german: Zeiden; Transylvanian Saxon dialect: ''Zäöeden''; hu, Feketehalom) is a municipiu, city in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. History During the 13th century, the Teutonic Order built a fortress known as ''Schwarzburg'' ...

# Copșa Mare #

Cricău Cricău ( hu, Boroskrakkó; german: Krakau) is a commune located in the central part of Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 2,097 and is composed of three villages: Craiva (''Királypataka''), Cricău and Tibru (''Tibor'') ...

# Cristian # Cristian (13th-15th centuries) # Criț # Curciu #

Dacia Dacia (, ; ) was the land inhabited by the Dacians, its core in Transylvania, stretching to the Danube in the south, the Black Sea in the east, and the Tisza in the west. The Carpathian Mountains were located in the middle of Dacia. It thus r ...

# Daia, Mureș # Daia, Sibiu #

Daneș Daneș in ( Hungarian: ''Dános'', Hungarian pronunciation: ; german: Dunesdorf) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania, near Sighișoara. It is composed of four villages: Criș, Daneș, Seleuș and Stejărenii (''Beșa'' until 1960). ...

Dârlos Dârlos (german: Durles; hu, Darlac) is a commune located in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Curciu (''Kirtsch''; ''Küküllőkőrös''), Dârlos and Valea Lungă (''Hosszúpatak''). At the 2011 census, 75.5 ...

# Dealu Frumos # Dobârca # Drăușeni # Dupuș #

Feldioara Feldioara (german: Marienburg, ; hu, Földvár or ''Barcaföldvár'') is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania, about 15 kilometres from the city of Brașov. It is composed of three villages: Colonia Reconstrucția (''Bohntelep''), ...

# Felmer # Fișer # Gherdeal #

Ghimbav Ghimbav (german: Weidenbach; hu, Vidombák) is a town in Brașov County, Transylvania, central Romania. It is located in the centre of Romania, 5 miles (8 km) west of Brașov. History The town was first mentioned in a letter written in 1 ...

Gușterița Gușterița (german: Hammersdorf, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Hammersterf'') is a district or neighbourhood of Sibiu (german: Hermannstadt), Sibiu County (german: Kreis Hermannstadt), southern Transylvania (german: Siebenbürgen), Romania. History ...

(now a district of

Sibiu Sibiu ( , , german: link=no, Hermannstadt , la, Cibinium, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Härmeschtat'', hu, Nagyszeben ) is a city in Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania. Located some north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles the Ci ...

, 13th-15th centuries) # Hamba (16th century) # Hălchiu, Brașov #

Hărman Hărman (German: ''Honigberg''; Hungarian: ''Szászhermány'') is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Hărman and Podu Oltului (''Vámoshíd''). The commune is located some 10 km east of Brașov ...

# Hetiur # Homorod #

Hosman Nocrich (german: Leschkirch; hu, Újegyház) is a commune in Sibiu County, Romania, in the region of Transylvania. The commune is situated between Agnita and Sibiu. It is composed of five villages: Fofeldea, Ghijasa de Jos, Hosman, Nocrich and Ți ...

# Iacobeni, Sibiu # Ighișu Nou # Jimbor, Brașov #

Laslea Laslea (german: Grosslasseln; hu, Szászszentlászló) is a commune located in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Florești (''Felsendorf'', ''Földszin''), Laslea, Mălâncrav (''Malmkrog'', ''Almakerék''), ...

Măieruș Măieruș (german: Nußbach; hu, Szászmagyarós) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Arini (''Lüget'') and Măieruș. The settlement was mentioned for the first time in 1377 as "villa nucum". ...

# Mălâncrav #

Marpod Marpod (german: Marpod; hu, Márpod) is a commune located in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Ilimbav (''Eulenbach''; ''Illenbák'') and Marpod. The commune is located in the eastern part of the county, from ...

Mediaș Mediaș (; german: Mediasch, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Medwesch''/''Medveš'', hu, Medgyes) is the second largest town in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. Geographic location Mediaș is located in the middle basin of Târnava Mare River, a ...

# Mercheașa #

Merghindeal Merghindeal (german: Mergeln; hu, Morgonda) is a commune located in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Dealu Frumos (formerly ''Șulumberg''; ''Schönberg''; ''Lesses'') and Merghindeal. Each of these has a forti ...

# Meșendorf # Metiș, Sibiu #

Micăsasa Micăsasa (german: Feigendorf; hu, Mikeszásza) is a commune located in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Chesler, Micăsasa, Țapu and Văleni. Micăsasa and Țapu villages have fortified churches. At the 201 ...

Miercurea Sibiului Miercurea Sibiului (german: Reußmarkt; hu, Szerdahely) is a town in the west of Sibiu County, in southern Transylvania, central Romania, to the west of the county capital, Sibiu. Administration Miercurea Sibiului was declared a town in 2004 and ...

# Moardăș # Moșna # Motiș, Sibiu # Movile, Sibiu #

Netuș Iacobeni (german: Jakobsdorf; hu, Jakabfalva) is a commune located in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. At the 2011 Romanian census, 60.2% of inhabitants were Romanians, 35.8% Roma, and 1.3% Germans (more specifically Transylvanian Saxons). A ...

Nocrich Nocrich (german: Leschkirch; hu, Újegyház) is a commune in Sibiu County, Romania, in the region of Transylvania. The commune is situated between Agnita and Sibiu. It is composed of five villages: Fofeldea, Ghijasa de Jos, Hosman, Nocrich and Ți ...

# Noiștat #

Ocna Sibiului Ocna Sibiului (; ) is a town in the centre of Sibiu County, in southern Transylvania, central Romania, 10 km to the north-west of the county capital Sibiu. The town administers a single village, Topârcea (''Tschapertsch''; ''Toporcsa''). A ...

Orăștie Orăștie (; german: link=no, Broos, hu, Szászváros, la, Saxopolis) is a city in Hunedoara County, south-western Transylvania, central Romania. History 7th–9th century – On the site of an old swamp was a human settlement, now ...

(around 1400) # Ormenis, Brasov # Pelișor, Sibiu #

Prejmer Prejmer (german: Tartlau; hu, Prázsmár) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Lunca Câlnicului (''Farkasvágó''), Prejmer, and Stupinii Prejmerului (''Rohrau''; ''Méheskert''). Located north ...

Racoș Racoș (also ''Racoșul de Jos''; german: Unter-Krebsdorf; hu, Alsórákos) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Mateiaș (''Mátéfalva'') and Racoș. The commune is located at the northern edg ...

Râșnov Râșnov (; german: Rosenau; hu, Barcarozsnyó; Transylvanian Saxon dialect: ''Ruusenåå''; Latin: ''Rosnovia'') is a town in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania with a population of 15,022. It is located at about from the city of Brașov a ...

# Richiș, Sibiu # Roadeș # Rodbav #

Roșia, Sibiu Roșia (german: Rothberg; hu, Veresmart) is a Commune in Romania, commune located in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Cașolț, Cornățel, Daia (formerly ''Daia Săsească''), Nou, Nucet, and Roșia. The comm ...

# Rotbav #

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# Ruși #

Sânpetru Sânpetru (German: ''Petersberg''; Hungarian: ''Barcaszentpéter'') is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania, located just north of the county seat, Brașov. It is composed of a single village, Sânpetru. The commune is located in ...

# Sântimbru #

Saschiz Saschiz (german: Keisd or Hünenburg; hu, Szászkézd, Hungarian pronunciation: ; Transylvanian Saxon: ''Keist'') is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, central Romania. It has a population of 2,048: 88 percent Romanians, 5 percent Germans ...

# Seliștat #

Slimnic Slimnic ( hu, Szelindek) is a commune located in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Albi, Pădureni, Ruși, Slimnic and Veseud. Slimnic and Ruși villages have fortified church A fortified church is a church ...

# Stejărișu #

Șaeș The Șaeș is a left tributary of the river Târnava Mare in Romania. It discharges into the Târnava Mare in the city Sighișoara Sighișoara (; hu, Segesvár ; german: Schäßburg ; Transylvanian Saxon: ''Schäsbrich''; yi, שעסבורג ...

# Șard # Șaroș pe Târnave #

Șeica Mare Șeica Mare (german: Marktschelken; hu, Nagyselyk) is a commune located in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Boarta, Buia, Mighindoala, Petiș, Șeica Mare and Ștenea. Calvaser (''Kaltwasser''; ''Hidegvíz'') ...

Șeica Mică Șeica Mică (german: Kleinschelken; hu, Kisselyk) is a commune located in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Soroștin (''Schorsten''; ''Sorostély'') and Șeica Mică. Tourism * the fortified church of Șe ...

Șelimbăr Șelimbăr (german: Schellenberg; hu, Sellenberk) is a commune in central Romania, in the county of Sibiu in Transylvania, to the east of the county seat Sibiu. The village of Șelimbăr has been known to exist since 1323 and is the site of the B ...

(13th century) # Șoala #

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 fortifie ...

# Șomartin # Șura Mare (13th century) #

Șura Mică Șura Mică (german: Kleinscheuern; hu, Kiscsűr) is a commune in the central part of Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. The commune is located immediately to the north of the city of Sibiu. It is composed of two villages, Rusciori (''Reußdörf ...

(13th century) #

Tălmaciu Tălmaciu (german: Talmesch; hu, Nagytalmács) is a town in Sibiu County, in central Romania, south of the county seat, Sibiu. It lies on the eastern end of the Mărginimea Sibiului area. At the 2011 census, 95.3% of inhabitants were Romanians, ...

# Țapu # Toarcla # Turnișor (now a district of

, 12th-20th centuries) #

Ungra Ungra (German: ''Galt''; Hungarian: ''Ugra'') is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Dăișoara (''Dahl''; ''Longodár'') and Ungra. Ungra is located in the northern part of the county, at 9 kilomet ...

# Valchid #

Valea Viilor Valea Viilor (colloquially ''Vorumloc''; german: Wurmloch; hu, Nagybaromlak) is a commune located in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 2,034 (as of 2002), and is composed of two villages, Motiș (''Mortesdorf''; ''Marton ...

# Velț # Veseud # Viscri #

Vulcan, Brașov Vulcan (german: Wolkendorf; hu, Szászvolkány) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania, 16 km west of the county capital Brașov. It is composed of two villages, Colonia 1 Mai (''Konkordiabányatelep'') and Vulcan. It also i ...

# Vulcan, Mureș # Vurpăr, Alba # Vurpăr, Sibiu

List of Székely towns and villages

The following is a list of Székely towns and villages with a fortified church. #

Aita Mare Aita Mare ( hu, Nagyajta, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania composed of two villages: Aita Mare and Aita Medie (''Középajta''). It formed part of the Székely Land region of the historical Transyl ...

Arcuș Arcuș ( hu, Árkos ) is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania. Composed of a single village, Arcuș, it became an independent commune when it split from Valea Crișului in 2004. Arcuș previously formed part of the Székely Land ...

# Armășeni #

Baraolt Baraolt (; hu, Barót, ) is a town and administrative district in Covasna County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania. The town was mentioned for the first time as a settlement in 1224. It admi ...

Biborțeni Baraolt (; hu, Barót, ) is a town and administrative district in Covasna County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania. The town was mentioned for the first time as a settlement in 1224. It admi ...

# Bodoc # Bicfalău # Calnic #

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# Cârța #

Ciucsângeorgiu Ciucsângeorgiu ( hu, Csíkszentgyörgy ) is a commune in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania. Component villages The commune is composed of nine villages: History The vill ...

Dârjiu Dârjiu ( hu, Székelyderzs, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania. The toponym "''Székelyderzs''" was first mentioned as "De ers" in a ...

# Delnița #

Ghidfalău Ghidfalău ( hu, Gidófalva, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania composed of four villages: *Angheluș / Angyalos *Fotoș / Fotosmartonos *Ghidfalău / Gidófalva *Zoltan / Érfalvazoltán It formed p ...

Ilieni Ilieni ( hu, Illyefalva ; german: Ilgendorf) is a commune located in Covasna County, south-eastern Transylvania, Romania, 7 km south of the county seat Sfântu Gheorghe. The commune is composed of three villages: *Dobolii de Jos / Aldoboly ...

Lăzarea Lăzarea ( hu, Gyergyószárhegy or colloquially ''Szárhegy'', Hungarian pronunciation: , meaning ''Bald Mountain in Gyergyó'') is a commune in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylv ...

Leliceni Leliceni ( hu, Csíkszentlélek or colloquially ''Szentlélek'', meaning "Holy Spirit", Hungarian pronunciation:) is a commune in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania. Component ...

# Misentea #

Racu Racu ( hu, Csíkrákos, , meaning "Place with the Crabs of Csík") is a commune in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania. Component villages The commune is composed of two vill ...

Sânzieni Sânzieni ( hu, Kézdiszentlélek, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania composed of four villages: *Cașinu Mic / Kiskászon *Petriceni / Kézdikővár *Sânzieni / Kézdiszentlélek *Valea Seacă / Ké ...

Sfântu Gheorghe Sfântu Gheorghe (; hu, Sepsiszentgyörgy or ''Szentgyörgy'' ; yi, סנט דזשארדזש; English lit.: ''Saint George'') is the capital city of Covasna County, Romania. Located in the central part of the country and in the historical regio ...

# Turia #

Zăbala Zăbala ( hu, Zabola, ) is a commune in Covasna County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania. Component villages The commune comprises 4 villages: Demographics The commune has a Székely ...

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