Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania

Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Biertan village and fortified church
Location	Transylvania, Romania
Criteria	Cultural: iv
Reference	596
Inscription	1993 (17th Session)
Extensions	1999
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 = Biertan, 2 = Prejmer-Tartlau, 3 = Viscri, 4 = Dârjiu, 5 = Saschiz-Keisd, 6 = Câlnic, 7 = Valea Viilor

The Transylvania region of Romania has one of the highest concentrations 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 styles (out of an original 300 fortified churches).

Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania are seven villages (six Saxon and one Székely) founded by the Transylvanian Saxons. They are dominated by fortified churches and characterized by a specific settlement pattern that has been preserved since the Late Middle Ages.^[1]