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.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: heritage site in Sibiu County, Romania
- Also known as: “Biserica evanghelică fortificată”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Biserica Evanghelică Nou (1410).
Biserica Evanghelică Nou (1410)
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include IB9ine and Daia.
Roșia fortified church
- Categories: fortress church, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Roșia, Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
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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