Biertan

Biertan is a commune in , , . The commune is composed of three villages: Biertan, Copșa Mare, and Richiș, each of which has a fortified church.
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  • Type: Village with 2,940 residents
  • Description: commune in Sibiu County, Romania
  • Also known as: “Birthälm” and “Birthelm”

Places of Interest

Highlights: The Fortified Church of Biertan and The Fortified Church of Copșa Mare.

Church
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The Biertan fortified church is a Lutheran fortified…

Church
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Biertan and Copșa Mare.

Village
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Biertan

Latitude
46.1348° or 46° 8′ 5″ north
Longitude
24.5224° or 24° 31′ 21″ east
Population
2,940
Elevation
380 metres (1,247 feet)
Open location code
8GR64GMC+WX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 75231571
Geo­Names ID
684888
Wiki­data ID
Q5068884
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Volapük—“Biertan” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Biertan”
  • Bulgarian: “Биертан”
  • Catalan: “Biertan”
  • Cebuano: “Comuna Biertan”
  • Chechen: “Б’ертан (коммуна)”
  • Chechen: “Б’ертан”
  • Chinese: “別爾坦鄉”
  • Dutch: “Biertan”
  • Esperanto: “Biertan”
  • French: “Biertan”
  • German: “Biertan”
  • Greek: “Μπιερτάν”
  • Hungarian: “Berethalom község”
  • Hungarian: “Berethalom”
  • Irish: “Biertan”
  • Italian: “Biertan”
  • Japanese: “ビエルタン”
  • Malay: “Biertan”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Biertan”
  • Polish: “Biertan”
  • Portuguese: “Biertan”
  • Romanian: “Biertan”
  • Romanian: “Comuna Biertan, Sibiu”
  • Romanian: “Comuna Biertan”
  • Russian: “Биертан”
  • Serbian: “Општина Биертан”
  • Serbian: “Општина Бијертан”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Opština Biertan, Sibiu”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Opština Biertan”
  • Slovak: “Biertan”
  • Spanish: “Biertan”
  • Swedish: “Biertan”
  • Tatar: “Б’ертан (коммуна)”
  • Tatar: “Б’ертан”
  • Thai: “บีเยร์ตัน”
  • Turkish: “Bertan”
  • Turkish: “Biertan”
  • Ukrainian: “Б’єртан”
  • Ukrainian: “Бєртан”
  • Vietnamese: “Biertan”
  • Volapük: “Biertan”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Ațel and Richiș.

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