Cultural heritage · Romania
Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania
These Transylvanian villages with their fortified churches provide a vivid picture of the cultural landscape of southern Transylvania. The seven villages inscribed, founded by the Transylvanian Saxons, are characterized by a specific land-use system, settlement pattern and organization of the family farmstead that have been preserved since the late Middle Ages. They are dominated by their fortified churches, which illustrate building styles from the 13th to the 16th century.
Heritage at a glance
- First inscribed
- 1993
- UNESCO region
- Europe and North America
- Selection criteria
- (iv)
- Property area (hectares)
- 553
Places within this listing
This is a serial property with 7 components in the imported record.
View the component places
- Village of Viscri (596bis-003)
- Village of Dârjiu (596bis-004)
- Village of Câlnic (596bis-006)
- Village of Biertan (596bis-001)
- Village of Valea Viilor (596bis-007)
- Village of Saschiz-Keisd (596bis-005)
- Village of Prejmer-Tartlau (596bis-002)