The Fortified Church of Biertan
The Biertan fortified church is a Lutheran fortified church in Biertan, Sibiu County, in the Transylvania region of Romania. It was built by the ethnic German Transylvanian Saxon community at a time when the area belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Lutheran church
- …is also known as “Biertan fortified church”
- Description: heritage site in Sibiu County, Romania
- Address: Strada 1 Decembrie 1918 1, Biertan
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Fortified Church of Copșa Mare.
The Fortified Church of Copșa Mare
The Fortified Church of Copșa Mare is situated 2 km east of The Fortified Church of Biertan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Biertan and Copșa Mare.
The Fortified Church of Biertan
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Latitude
46.13518° or 46° 8′ 7″ north
Longitude
24.52146° or 24° 31′ 17″ east
Open location code
8GR64GPC+3H
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=church
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheran
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“The Fortified Church of Biertan” goes by many names.
Església Evangèlica fortificada de BiertanCatalan
weerkerk van BiertanDutch
Οχυρωμένη εκκλησία του ΜπιερτάνGreek
Berethalmi erődtemplomHungarian
Ansamblul bisericii evanghelice fortificateRomanian
Biserica fortificată din BiertanRomanian
Trdnjavska cerkev BiertanSlovenian
Biertan müstahkem kilisesiTurkish
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Collection of the Evangelical Church of Biertan and Muzeu Biertan.
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Sibiu County: Highlights
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