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: “Ansamblul bisericii evanghelice fortificate”, “Biertan fortified church”, and “eglise fortifiee de Biertan”
- Address: Strada 1 Decembrie 1918 1, Biertan
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: The Fortified Church of Copșa Mare.
The Fortified Church of Copșa Mare
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Biertan and Copșa Mare.
Dupuș
Village
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″ 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.
- Catalan: “Església Evangèlica fortificada de Biertan”
- Dutch: “weerkerk van Biertan”
- French: “église fortifiée de Biertan”
- French: “Église fortifiée de Biertan”
- German: “Birthälmer Kirchenburg”
- German: “Kirchenburg von Birthälm”
- Greek: “Οχυρωμένη εκκλησία του Μπιερτάν”
- Hungarian: “Berethalmi erődtemplom”
- Romanian: “Biserica fortificată din Biertan”
- Slovenian: “Trdnjavska cerkev Biertan”
- Spanish: “Iglesia fortificada de Biertan”
- Turkish: “Biertan müstahkem kilisesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Collection of the Evangelical Church of Biertan and Muzeu Biertan.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Mormântul Episcopului Georg Paul Binder and Turnul Primăriei.
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