The fortified church
The Dârjiu fortified church is a Unitarian fortified church in Dârjiu, Harghita County, in the Transylvania region of Romania. It was built by the Székely Hungarian community at a time when the area belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary.Photo: Țetcu Mircea Rareș, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Description: Unitarian fortified church in Romania
- Also known as: “Biserica unitariană”, “Darjiu fortified church”, and “Dârjiu fortified church”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dârjiu and Ulieș.
Ulieș
Village
Photo: Țetcu Mircea Rareș, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ulieș is a village, which is situated 3½ km east of The fortified church.
Mujna
Village
Photo: Țetcu Mircea Rareș, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mujna is a village, which is situated 4 km west of The fortified church.
The fortified church
- Categories: fortified church, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Dârjiu, Harghita, Szeklerland, Transylvania, Romania, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.20212° or 46° 12′ 8″ northLongitude
25.19908° or 25° 11′ 57″ eastOpen location code
8GR7652X+RJOpenStreetMap ID
way 289452515OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchWikidata ID
Q940416
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“The fortified church” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Església fortificada de Dârjiu”
- French: “eglise fortifiee de Darjiu”
- French: “église fortifiée de Dârjiu”
- French: “Église fortifiée de Dârjiu”
- German: “Kirchenburg Dersch”
- German: “Kirchenburg von Därsch”
- German: “Wehrkirche von Ders”
- Hungarian: “Székelyderzsi unitárius templom”
- Hungarian: “Unitárius erődtemplom”
- Romanian: “Ansamblul bisericii unitariene fortificate”
- Romanian: “Biserica fortificată din Dârjiu”
- Turkish: “Dârjiu müstahkem kilisesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Incintă fortificată and Casa Cămin.
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