Valea Viilor fortified church
The Valea Viilor fortified church is a Lutheran fortified church in Valea Viilor, 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.
- Opening hours: Monday—Saturday 10:00 AM—1:00 PM and 2:00 PM—6:00 PM
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Evangelical Lutheran
- Description: heritage site in Sibiu County, Romania
- Also known as: “Biserica Fortificată”
- Address: 341, Valea Viilor
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Valea Viilor and Șoala.
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Valea Viilor fortified church
- Categories: fortress church, building, tourism, tourist attraction, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Valea Viilor, Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
46.0832° or 46° 4′ 60″ north
Longitude
24.27725° or 24° 16′ 38″ east
Levels
6
Open location code
8GR637MG+7V
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=evangelical_lutheran
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Valea Viilor fortified church” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Església fortificada de Valea Viilor”
- Estonian: “Valea Viilori kindluskirik”
- French: “eglise fortifiee de Valea Viilor”
- French: “église fortifiée de Valea Viilor”
- French: “Église fortifiée de Valea Viilor”
- German: “Wehrkirche Wurmloch”
- Hungarian: “Nagybaromlaki erődtemplom”
- Romanian: “Ansamblul bisericii evanghelice fortificate”
- Romanian: “Biserica fortificată din Valea Viilor”
- Turkish: “Valea Viilor müstahkem kilisesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Evangelical Church Museum and Primăria Valea Viilor.
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