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.
  • Village with about 2,240 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 380 metres (1,250 feet)
  • Description: commune in Sibiu County, Romania
  • Also known as
    “Birthälm”
    “Birthelm”

Places of Interest

Highlights include The Fortified Church of Biertan and The Fortified Church of Copșa Mare.
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Church
The Biertan fortified church is a Lutheran fortified…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Biertan and Copșa Mare.
is a village.
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Latitude
46.1348° or 46° 8′ 5″ north
Longitude
24.5224° or 24° 31′ 21″ east
Open location code
8GR64GMC+WX
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Volapük—“Biertan” goes by many names.
BiertanBasque
БиертанBulgarian
BiertanCatalan
Comuna BiertanCebuano
Б’ертанChechen
Б’ертан (коммуна)Chechen
別爾坦鄉Chinese
BiertanDutch
BiertanEsperanto
ΜπιερτάνGreek
BerethalomHungarian
Berethalom községHungarian
BiertanIrish
BiertanItalian
ビエルタンJapanese
BiertanMalay
BiertanMin Nan Chinese
BiertanPolish
BiertanRomanian
Comuna BiertanRomanian
Comuna Biertan, SibiuRomanian
БиертанRussian
Општина БиертанSerbian
Општина БијертанSerbian
Opština BiertanSerbo-Croatian
Opština Biertan, SibiuSerbo-Croatian
BiertanSlovak
BiertanSwedish
Б’ертанTatar
Б’ертан (коммуна)Tatar
บีเยร์ตันThai
BertanTurkish
BiertanTurkish
Б’єртанUkrainian
BiertanVietnamese
BiertanVolapük

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