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.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: heritage site in Sibiu County, Romania
- Also known as: “Biertan fortified church”
- 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
Church
Photo: Aleksander Dragnes, CC BY 2.0.
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.
Dupuș
Village
Photo: Andrei kokelburg, CC BY-SA 3.0 ro.
Dupuș is a village, which is situated 2½ km northwest of The Fortified Church of Biertan.
The Fortified Church of Biertan
- Categories: fortress church, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Biertan, Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.13518° or 46° 8′ 7″ northLongitude
24.52146° or 24° 31′ 17″ eastOpen location code
8GR64GPC+3HOpenStreetMap ID
way 248435811OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheranWikidata ID
Q16743875
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“The Fortified Church of Biertan” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Església Evangèlica fortificada de Biertan”
- Dutch: “weerkerk van Biertan”
- French: “eglise fortifiee de Biertan”
- French: “église fortifiée de Biertan”
- French: “Église fortifiée de Biertan”
- German: “Birthälmer Kirchenburg”
- German: “Kirchenburg von Birthälm”
- Hungarian: “Berethalmi erődtemplom”
- Romanian: “Ansamblul bisericii evanghelice fortificate”
- Romanian: “Biserica fortificată din Biertan”
- Slovenian: “Trdnjavska cerkev Biertan”
- Spanish: “Iglesia fortificada de Biertan”
- Turkish: “Biertan müstahkem kilisesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Collection of the Evangelical Church of Biertan and Muzeu Biertan.
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