Fortress
Biertan fortified church
🇷🇴 Romania · 16th century
The Biertan fortified church (Romanian: Biserica fortificată din Biertan; German: Kirchenburg von Birthälm) is a Lutheran fortified church in Biertan (German: Birthälm), 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. Briefly Roman Catholic, it became Evangelical Lutheran following the Reformation. Together with the surrounding village, the church forms part of the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Biertan fortified church ranks #1,685 of 7,044 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #16 of the 95 mapped in Romania. Founded 1524, it is older than 42% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 687 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. See how Romania compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Biertan fortified church?
Biertan fortified church stands in Romania, at 46.1352°, 24.5213°.
When was Biertan fortified church built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1524. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Biertan fortified church?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #1,685 of 7,044 worldwide, and #16 in Romania. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Biertan fortified church?
Apafi castle in Dumbrăveni, about 11 km away.
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