The Fortified Saxon Church of Ghimbav

The Fortified Saxon Church of Ghimbav is a church in Oraş Ghimbav, Brașov County. The Fortified Saxon Church of Ghimbav is situated nearby to the town hall Primăria Orașului Ghimbav, as well as near the park Parc.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Protestant
Description: church and heritage site in Ghimbav, Braşov County, Romania
Also known as: “Fortified church in Ghimbav, Brașov”
Address: Ghimbav

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Holy Trinity church.

Holy Trinity church

Church

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Holy Trinity church is situated 300 metres south of The Fortified Saxon Church of Ghimbav.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ghimbav and Cristian.

Ghimbav

Town

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Ghimbav is a town in Brașov County, Transylvania, central Romania.

Cristian

Village

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Cristian is a village, which is situated 4½ km southwest of The Fortified Saxon Church of Ghimbav.

Șcheii Brașovului

Neighborhood

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Șcheii Brașovului is the old ethnically Romanian neighborhood of Brașov, a city in southeastern Transylvania, Romania. This village-like section of the town is mostly made up of small houses built along narrow roads with gardens and small fields on the slopes of the Tâmpa Mountain. Șcheii Brașovului is situated 7 km southeast of The Fortified Saxon Church of Ghimbav.

The Fortified Saxon Church of Ghimbav

Categories: fortress church, building, tourism, tourist attraction, place of worship, and religion
Location: Oraş Ghimbav, Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

45.66349° or 45° 39′ 49″ north

Longitude

25.50588° or 25° 30′ 21″ east

Height

9 metres (30 feet)

Open location code

8GQ7MG74+99

OpenStreetMap ID

way 179362011

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=protestant

Wikidata ID

Q21815211

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In Other Languages

From German to Romanian—“The Fortified Saxon Church of Ghimbav” goes by many names.

German: “Biserica Fortificată Ghimbav”
German: “Kirchenburg Weidenbach”
German: “Sächsische Kirchenburg Weidenbach (Ghimbav)”
Hungarian: “Vidombáki erődtemplom”
Italian: “Chiesa fortificata sassone di Ghimbav”
Romanian: “Ansamblul bisericii evanghelice fortificate”
Romanian: “Biserica evanghelică”
Romanian: “Biserica fortificată din Ghimbav”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Primăria Orașului Ghimbav and Parc.

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