Fortified church of Axente Sever
Fortified church of Cristian , Sibiu County
Fortified church of Copșa Mare
Fortified church of Hărman
Hosman and its fortified church
Fortified church of Iacobeni
The following is a list of fortified churches in Transylvania . Southeastern Transylvania in Romania has one of the highest numbers of still-existing fortified churches, which were built during the 13th to 16th centuries, a period during which Transylvania was part of the Kingdom of Hungary and the Ottoman Empire was rising .[ 1] More than 150 villages in the area count various types of fortified churches, seven of them being included in the UNESCO World Heritage under the name of Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania .
List of Saxon towns and villages
The following is a list of Transylvanian Saxon towns and villages with a fortified church.[ 2]
Agârbiciu
Agnita
Alma Vii
Alțâna
Amnaș
Apold
Archita
Ațel
Avrig
Axente Sever
Băgaciu
Bărcuț
Bazna
Beia
Biertan
Bod
Boian
Bradu
Brateiu
Brădeni
Bruiu
Bunești
Buzd
Câlnic
Cața
Cenade
Chirpăr
Cincșor
Cincu
Cisnădie (end of the 12th century)
Cisnădioara (2nd half of the 12th century)
Cloașterf
Codlea
Copșa Mare
Cricău
Cristian
Cristian (13th-15th centuries)
Criț
Curciu
Dacia
Daia, Mureș
Daia, Sibiu
Daneș
Dârlos
Dealu Frumos
Dobârca
Drăușeni
Dupuș
Feldioara
Felmer
Fișer
Gherdeal
Ghimbav
Gușterița (now a district of Sibiu , 13th-15th centuries)
Hamba (16th century)
Hălchiu, Brașov
Hărman
Hetiur
Homorod
Hosman
Iacobeni, Sibiu
Ighișu Nou
Jimbor, Brașov
Laslea
Măieruș
Mălâncrav
Marpod
Mediaș
Mercheașa
Merghindeal
Meșendorf
Metiș, Sibiu
Micăsasa
Miercurea Sibiului
Moardăș
Moșna
Motiș, Sibiu
Movile, Sibiu
Netuș
Nocrich
Noiștat
Ocna Sibiului
Orăștie (around 1400)
Ormenis, Brasov
Pelișor, Sibiu
Prejmer
Racoș
Râșnov
Richiș, Sibiu
Roadeș
Rodbav
Roșia, Sibiu
Rotbav
Ruja
Ruși
Sânpetru
Sântimbru
Saschiz
Seliștat
Slimnic
Stejărișu
Șaeș
Șard
Șaroș pe Târnave
Șeica Mare
Șeica Mică
Șelimbăr (13th century)
Șoala
Șoarș
Șomartin
Șura Mare (13th century)
Șura Mică (13th century)
Tălmaciu
Țapu
Toarcla
Turnișor (now a district of Sibiu , 12th-20th centuries)
Ungra
Valchid
Valea Viilor
Velț
Veseud
Viscri
Vulcan, Brașov
Vulcan, Mureș
Vurpăr, Alba
Vurpăr, Sibiu
List of Székely towns and villages
The following is a list of Székely towns and villages with a fortified church.
Additional examples
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