Roșia fortified church
The Roșia fortified church is a Lutheran fortified church in Roșia, 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.
- Lutheran church
- …is also known as “Biserica evanghelică fortificată”
- Description: heritage site in Sibiu County, Romania
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Biserica Evanghelică Nou (1410).
Biserica Evanghelică Nou (1410)
Church
Biserica Evanghelică Nou (1410) is a church, which is situated 3 km northwest of Roșia fortified church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Roșia and Daia.
Daia
Village
Daia is a village, which is situated 3 km southwest of Roșia fortified church.
Nou
Village
Nou is a village, which is situated 3 km northwest of Roșia fortified church.
Roșia fortified church
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Latitude
45.81542° or 45° 48′ 56″ north
Longitude
24.31486° or 24° 18′ 54″ east
Open location code
8GQ6R887+5W
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 German to Romanian—“Roșia fortified church” goes by many names.
- German: “Kirchenburg Rothberg”
- German: “Kirchenburg von Rothberg”
- Hungarian: “Veresmarti erődtemplom”
- Romanian: “Ansamblul bisericii evanghelice”
- Romanian: “Biserica fortificată din Roșia, Sibiu”
- Romanian: “Biserica fortificată din Roșia”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Primăria Comunei Roșia and Biserica Sfânta Treime.
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