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  • Viscri. Once a Saxon village today Viscri's population is of Roma majority, with a few Romanians, and about 20 Germans. It is part of the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, designated in 1993 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. In the last years the NGO Mihai Eminescu Trust started from the village of Viscri to restore sensitively many buildings and rivitalize the communitarian way of life. In 2006 also the Prince of Wales bought and restored two traditional Saxon houses in the Transylvanian villages of Mălâncrav and Viscri to help protect the unique way of life that has existed for hundreds of years.
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  • Viscri. Once a Saxon village today Viscri's population is of Roma majority, with a few Romanians, and about 20 Germans. It is part of the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, designated in 1993 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. In the last years the NGO Mihai Eminescu Trust started from the village of Viscri to restore sensitively many buildings and rivitalize the communitarian way of life. In 2006 also the Prince of Wales bought and restored two traditional Saxon houses in the Transylvanian villages of Mălâncrav and Viscri to help protect the unique way of life that has existed for hundreds of years.
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  • Viscri. Once a Saxon village today Viscri's population is of Roma majority, with a few Romanians, and about 20 Germans. It is part of the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, designated in 1993 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. In the last years the NGO Mihai Eminescu Trust started from the village of Viscri to restore sensitively many buildings and rivitalize the communitarian way of life. In 2006 also the Prince of Wales bought and restored two traditional Saxon houses in the Transylvanian villages of Mălâncrav and Viscri to help protect the unique way of life that has existed for hundreds of years.
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  • Viscri. Once a Saxon village today Viscri's population is of Roma majority, with a few Romanians, and about 20 Germans. It is part of the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, designated in 1993 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. In the last years the NGO Mihai Eminescu Trust started from the village of Viscri to restore sensitively many buildings and rivitalize the communitarian way of life. In 2006 also the Prince of Wales bought and restored two traditional Saxon houses in the Transylvanian villages of Mălâncrav and Viscri to help protect the unique way of life that has existed for hundreds of years.
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  • Viscri. Once a Saxon village today Viscri's population is of Roma majority, with a few Romanians, and about 20 Germans. It is part of the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, designated in 1993 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. In the last years the NGO Mihai Eminescu Trust started from the village of Viscri to restore sensitively many buildings and rivitalize the communitarian way of life. In 2006 also the Prince of Wales bought and restored two traditional Saxon houses in the Transylvanian villages of Mălâncrav and Viscri to help protect the unique way of life that has existed for hundreds of years.
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  • Viscri. Once a Saxon village today Viscri's population is of Roma majority, with a few Romanians, and about 20 Germans. It is part of the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, designated in 1993 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. In the last years the NGO Mihai Eminescu Trust started from the village of Viscri to restore sensitively many buildings and rivitalize the communitarian way of life. In 2006 also the Prince of Wales bought and restored two traditional Saxon houses in the Transylvanian villages of Mălâncrav and Viscri to help protect the unique way of life that has existed for hundreds of years.
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  • Viscri. Once a Saxon village today Viscri's population is of Roma majority, with a few Romanians, and about 20 Germans. It is part of the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, designated in 1993 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. In the last years the NGO Mihai Eminescu Trust started from the village of Viscri to restore sensitively many buildings and rivitalize the communitarian way of life. In 2006 also the Prince of Wales bought and restored two traditional Saxon houses in the Transylvanian villages of Mălâncrav and Viscri to help protect the unique way of life that has existed for hundreds of years.
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  • Viscri. Once a Saxon village today Viscri's population is of Roma majority, with a few Romanians, and about 20 Germans. It is part of the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, designated in 1993 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. In the last years the NGO Mihai Eminescu Trust started from the village of Viscri to restore sensitively many buildings and rivitalize the communitarian way of life. In 2006 also the Prince of Wales bought and restored two traditional Saxon houses in the Transylvanian villages of Mălâncrav and Viscri to help protect the unique way of life that has existed for hundreds of years.
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  • Viscri. Once a Saxon village today Viscri's population is of Roma majority, with a few Romanians, and about 20 Germans. It is part of the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, designated in 1993 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. In the last years the NGO Mihai Eminescu Trust started from the village of Viscri to restore sensitively many buildings and rivitalize the communitarian way of life. In 2006 also the Prince of Wales bought and restored two traditional Saxon houses in the Transylvanian villages of Mălâncrav and Viscri to help protect the unique way of life that has existed for hundreds of years.
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  • Viscri. Once a Saxon village today Viscri's population is of Roma majority, with a few Romanians, and about 20 Germans. It is part of the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, designated in 1993 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. In the last years the NGO Mihai Eminescu Trust started from the village of Viscri to restore sensitively many buildings and rivitalize the communitarian way of life. In 2006 also the Prince of Wales bought and restored two traditional Saxon houses in the Transylvanian villages of Mălâncrav and Viscri to help protect the unique way of life that has existed for hundreds of years.
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  • Viscri. Once a Saxon village today Viscri's population is of Roma majority, with a few Romanians, and about 20 Germans. It is part of the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, designated in 1993 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. In the last years the NGO Mihai Eminescu Trust started from the village of Viscri to restore sensitively many buildings and rivitalize the communitarian way of life. In 2006 also the Prince of Wales bought and restored two traditional Saxon houses in the Transylvanian villages of Mălâncrav and Viscri to help protect the unique way of life that has existed for hundreds of years.
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  • Biertan is one of the most important Saxon villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, having been on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1993. Saxon Lutheran bishop graves conserved inside one of the 9 towers. The Biertan fortified church was the see of the Lutheran Evangelical Bishop in Transylvania between 1572 and 1867. Constructed between 1486 and 1524 the church is built in Late Gothic style with Renaissance touches.
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  • Viscri. Once a Saxon village today Viscri's population is of Roma majority, with a few Romanians, and about 20 Germans. It is part of the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, designated in 1993 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. In the last years the NGO Mihai Eminescu Trust started from the village of Viscri to restore sensitively many buildings and rivitalize the communitarian way of life. In 2006 also the Prince of Wales bought and restored two traditional Saxon houses in the Transylvanian villages of Mălâncrav and Viscri to help protect the unique way of life that has existed for hundreds of years.
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  • Biertan is one of the most important Saxon villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, having been on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1993. Old Saxons flags. The Biertan fortified church was the see of the Lutheran Evangelical Bishop in Transylvania between 1572 and 1867. Constructed between 1486 and 1524 the church is built in Late Gothic style with Renaissance touches.
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  • Biertan is one of the most important Saxon villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, having been on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1993. The Biertan fortified church was the see of the Lutheran Evangelical Bishop in Transylvania between 1572 and 1867.
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  • Biertan is one of the most important Saxon villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, having been on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1993. View of the village from the church's towers. The Biertan fortified church was the see of the Lutheran Evangelical Bishop in Transylvania between 1572 and 1867. Constructed between 1486 and 1524 the church is built in Late Gothic style with Renaissance touches.
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  • Biertan is one of the most important Saxon villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, having been on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1993. The Biertan fortified church was the see of the Lutheran Evangelical Bishop in Transylvania between 1572 and 1867.
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  • Biertan is one of the most important Saxon villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, having been on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1993. The Biertan fortified church was the see of the Lutheran Evangelical Bishop in Transylvania between 1572 and 1867. Constructed between 1486 and 1524 the church is built in Late Gothic style with Renaissance touches.
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  • Biertan is one of the most important Saxon villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, having been on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1993. The Biertan fortified church was the see of the Lutheran Evangelical Bishop in Transylvania between 1572 and 1867. Constructed between 1486 and 1524 the church is built in Late Gothic style with Renaissance touches.
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  • Biertan is one of the most important Saxon villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, having been on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1993. The Biertan fortified church was the see of the Lutheran Evangelical Bishop in Transylvania between 1572 and 1867. Constructed between 1486 and 1524 the church is built in Late Gothic style with Renaissance touches. The church has three rows of exterior fortifications linked by nine towers.
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  • Biertan is one of the most important Saxon villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, having been on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1993. The Biertan fortified church was the see of the Lutheran Evangelical Bishop in Transylvania between 1572 and 1867. Constructed between 1486 and 1524 the church is built in Late Gothic style with Renaissance touches. The church has three rows of exterior fortifications linked by nine towers.
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  • Biertan is one of the most important Saxon villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, having been on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1993. The Biertan fortified church was the see of the Lutheran Evangelical Bishop in Transylvania between 1572 and 1867. Constructed between 1486 and 1524 the church is built in Late Gothic style with Renaissance touches. The church has three rows of exterior fortifications linked by nine towers.
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  • Biertan is one of the most important Saxon villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, having been on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1993. The Biertan fortified church was the see of the Lutheran Evangelical Bishop in Transylvania between 1572 and 1867. Constructed between 1486 and 1524 the church is built in Late Gothic style with Renaissance touches. The church has three rows of exterior fortifications linked by nine towers.
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  • Sighisoara. The German wife of a Saxon fron Transylvania now living in Germany looks for relatives in the cemetery near the Saxon fortified church, the "Church of the Hill". The traditional Saxon dress of Transylvania has Romanian motifs but black and white colours instead of the more colourful Romanian dresses.
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  • Viscri. The Lutheran fortified church. The Saxons built a Romanesque church in the 13th century and the church was fortified around 1500. In the 12th century, fortifications began to be built forming an oval. The south, east and northeast walls have survived and are 7 m in height. In 1999, Viscri, together with five other places, was added to the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Viscri. The Lutheran fortified church. The Saxons built a Romanesque church in the 13th century and the church was fortified around 1500. In the 12th century, fortifications began to be built forming an oval. The south, east and northeast walls have survived and are 7 m in height. In 1999, Viscri, together with five other places, was added to the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Viscri. The Lutheran fortified church. The Saxons built a Romanesque church in the 13th century and the church was fortified around 1500. In the 12th century, fortifications began to be built forming an oval. The south, east and northeast walls have survived and are 7 m in height. In 1999, Viscri, together with five other places, was added to the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Viscri. The Lutheran fortified church. The Saxons built a Romanesque church in the 13th century and the church was fortified around 1500. In the 12th century, fortifications began to be built forming an oval. The south, east and northeast walls have survived and are 7 m in height. In 1999, Viscri, together with five other places, was added to the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Viscri. The Lutheran fortified church. The Saxons built a Romanesque church in the 13th century and the church was fortified around 1500. In the 12th century, fortifications began to be built forming an oval. The south, east and northeast walls have survived and are 7 m in height. In 1999, Viscri, together with five other places, was added to the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Viscri. Concert in the Lutheran fortified church. The Saxons built a Romanesque church in the 13th century and the church was fortified around 1500. In 1999, Viscri, together with five other places, was added to the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Viscri. Concert in the Lutheran fortified church. The Saxons built a Romanesque church in the 13th century and the church was fortified around 1500. In 1999, Viscri, together with five other places, was added to the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Viscri. The Lutheran fortified church. The Saxons built a Romanesque church in the 13th century and the church was fortified around 1500. In the 12th century, fortifications began to be built forming an oval. The south, east and northeast walls have survived and are 7 m in height. In 1999, Viscri, together with five other places, was added to the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Viscri. The Lutheran fortified church. The Saxons built a Romanesque church in the 13th century and the church was fortified around 1500. In the 12th century, fortifications began to be built forming an oval. The south, east and northeast walls have survived and are 7 m in height. In 1999, Viscri, together with five other places, was added to the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Viscri. The Lutheran fortified church. The Saxons built a Romanesque church in the 13th century and the church was fortified around 1500. In the 12th century, fortifications began to be built forming an oval. The south, east and northeast walls have survived and are 7 m in height. In 1999, Viscri, together with five other places, was added to the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Sighisoara. The cemetery near the Saxon fortified church. Founded by German craftsmen and merchants, Sighişoara is a fine example of a small, fortified medieval town which played an important strategic and commercial role on the fringes of central Europe for several centuries.
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  • Sighisoara. The Saxon fortified church., the "Church of the Hill".
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  • Vilea Vilor. The Saxon fortified church.
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  • Sighisoara. The cemetery near the Saxon fortified church. Founded by German craftsmen and merchants, Sighişoara is a fine example of a small, fortified medieval town which played an important strategic and commercial role on the fringes of central Europe for several centuries.
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  • Vilea Vilor. The Saxon fortified church.
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  • Vilea Vilor. The Saxon fortified church.
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  • Biertan, the fortified church, on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1993. The lock of one wooden door contains 19 locks in one. It won first prize at the Paris World Expo in 1900.
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  • Harman (Honigburg in German, meaning Honey Castle) village, this fortified church dates back to the 13th century when Saxons built the original structure. Pictures of the old Saxon community.
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  • Harman (Honigburg in German, meaning Honey Castle) village, this fortified church dates back to the 13th century when Saxons built the original structure. The fortified complex includes the old Saxon school.
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  • Mălâncrav. Traditional Saxon dress in the local museum. In the village still live more Saxons than in the nearby villages.
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  • Richiş, the fortified evangelic Saxon church. It stands out from other similar village churches maybe also due to the fact that for a long time a monastic order resided here and has rich decorations: the funnel-shaped western portal, the pillars and columns with capitals supporting the ribs of the vaults, the keystones decorated with masks.
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  • Moşna. The Saxon fortified church.
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  • Richiş, the fortified evangelic Saxon church. It stands out from other similar village churches maybe also due to the fact that for a long time a monastic order resided here and has rich decorations: the funnel-shaped western portal, the pillars and columns with capitals supporting the ribs of the vaults, the keystones decorated with masks.
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  • Mălâncrav. The Saxon Romanesque Lutheran church has some of the most significant Gothic murals in Transylvania recently reatured (2011-2014).
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  • Richiş, the fortified evangelic Saxon church. It stands out from other similar village churches maybe also due to the fact that for a long time a monastic order resided here and has rich decorations: the funnel-shaped western portal, the pillars and columns with capitals supporting the ribs of the vaults, the keystones decorated with masks.
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  • Richiş, the fortified evangelic Saxon church. It stands out from other similar village churches maybe also due to the fact that for a long time a monastic order resided here and has rich decorations: the funnel-shaped western portal, the pillars and columns with capitals supporting the ribs of the vaults, the keystones decorated with masks.
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  • Richiş, the fortified evangelic Saxon church. It stands out from other similar village churches maybe also due to the fact that for a long time a monastic order resided here and has rich decorations: the funnel-shaped western portal, the pillars and columns with capitals supporting the ribs of the vaults, the keystones decorated with masks.
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  • Mălâncrav. The Saxon Romanesque Lutheran church has some of the most significant Gothic murals in Transylvania recently reatured (2011-2014). In the village still lives more sSaxons than in the nearby villages.
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  • Mălâncrav. The Saxon Romanesque Lutheran church has some of the most significant Gothic murals in Transylvania recently reatured (2011-2014).
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  • Mălâncrav. The Saxon Romanesque Lutheran church has some of the most significant Gothic murals in Transylvania recently reatured (2011-2014).
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  • Mălâncrav. The Saxon Romanesque Lutheran church has some of the most significant Gothic murals in Transylvania recently reatured (2011-2014).
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  • Homorod. The Saxon church.
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  • Richiş, the fortified evangelic Saxon church. It stands out from other similar village churches maybe also due to the fact that for a long time a monastic order resided here and has rich decorations: the funnel-shaped western portal, the pillars and columns with capitals supporting the ribs of the vaults, the keystones decorated with masks.
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  • Richiş, the fortified evangelic Saxon church. It stands out from other similar village churches maybe also due to the fact that for a long time a monastic order resided here and has rich decorations: the funnel-shaped western portal, the pillars and columns with capitals supporting the ribs of the vaults, the keystones decorated with masks.
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  • Mălâncrav. Traditional Saxon houses.
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  • Viscri. The museum of the Lutheran fortified church with documents of Saxons emigraton to the other countries. The Saxons built a Romanesque church in the 13th century and the church was fortified around 1500.
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  • Viscri. The museum of the Lutheran fortified church with Saxons community daily life obyects, textiles and documents. The Saxons built a Romanesque church in the 13th century and the church was fortified around 1500.
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  • Harman (Honigburg in German, meaning Honey Castle) village, this fortified church dates back to the 13th century when Saxons built the original structure. The fortified complex includes many rooms for the inhabitants in the case of siege.
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  • Harman (Honigburg in German, meaning Honey Castle) village, this fortified church dates back to the 13th century when Saxons built the original structure. The fortified complex includes many rooms for the inhabitants in the case of siege.
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  • Harman (Honigburg in German, meaning Honey Castle) village, this fortified church dates back to the 13th century when Saxons built the original structure. The fortified complex includes many rooms for the inhabitants in the case of siege.
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  • Harman (Honigburg in German, meaning Honey Castle) village, this fortified church dates back to the 13th century when Saxons built the original structure. The fortified complex includes many rooms for the inhabitants in the case of siege.
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  • Harman (Honigburg in German, meaning Honey Castle) village, this fortified church dates back to the 13th century when Saxons built the original structure. The fortified complex includes many rooms for the inhabitants in the case of siege.
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  • Harman (Honigburg in German, meaning Honey Castle) village, this fortified church dates back to the 13th century when Saxons built the original structure. The fortified complex includes many rooms for the inhabitants in the case of siege.
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  • Sibiu. The lutheran cathedral.
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  • Brasov. The Black Tower (Turnul Negru).
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  • Brasov. The Black Church (Biserica Neagra )is the largest Gothic church between Vienna and Istanbul, and still used by German Lutherans today. Built between 1383 and 1480, it was named for its appearance after a fire in 1689.
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  • Sibiu. The lutheran cathedral.
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  • Sibiu. The lutheran cathedral.
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  • Prejimer fortified church dates back to the 13th century. What’s special about it is that it is made up of  no less than 272 rooms, the equivalent of the number of families living in Prejmer at that time.
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  • Prejimer fortified church dates back to the 13th century. What’s special about it is that it is made up of  no less than 272 rooms, the equivalent of the number of families living in Prejmer at that time.
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  • Mălâncrav. Waiwer with a traditional loom. In the last Years NGO like the Mihai Eminescu Trust helped to rivitalize the economy of these villages.
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  • Mălâncrav. Maria Nistor, a waiwer with a traditional loom. In the last Years NGO like the Mihai Eminescu Trust helped to rivitalize the economy of these villages.
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  • Brasov. The Black Church (Biserica Neagra )is the largest Gothic church between Vienna and Istanbul, and still used by German Lutherans today. Built between 1383 and 1480, it was named for its appearance after a fire in 1689.
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  • Sibiu. Piata Halbert Huet with the lutheran cathedral.
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  • Brasov. The Old City.
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  • Brasov. The Black Church (Biserica Neagra )is the largest Gothic church between Vienna and Istanbul, and still used by German Lutherans today. Built between 1383 and 1480, it was named for its appearance after a fire in 1689.
    em0833103.jpg
  • Sibiu. The lutheran cathedral.
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  • Sibiu. The lutheran cathedral.
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  • Sibiu. The lutheran cathedral.
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  • Sibiu. The lutheran cathedral.
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  • Sibiu. The lutheran cathedral.
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  • Sibiu. The lutheran cathedral.
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  • Sibiu. Piata Halbert Huet with the lutheran cathedral.
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  • Sibiu. Piata Halbert Huet with the lutheran cathedral.
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  • Sibiu. The lutheran cathedral.
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  • Sibiu. The lutheran cathedral.
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  • Prejimer fortified church dates back to the 13th century. What’s special about it is that it is made up of  no less than 272 rooms, the equivalent of the number of families living in Prejmer at that time.
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  • Sibiu. The lutheran cathedral.
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  • Viscri. Once a Saxon village today Viscri's population is of Roma majority.Istvan the village's blacksmith. Viscri is part of the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, designated in 1993 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
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  • Viscri. Once a Saxon village today Viscri's population is of Roma majority.Istvan the village's blacksmith. Viscri is part of the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, designated in 1993 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
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  • Viscri. Once a Saxon village today Viscri's population is of Roma majority.Istvan the village's blacksmith. Viscri is part of the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, designated in 1993 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
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  • Sighisoara. View of the Saxon fortified church, the "Church of the Hill" from the Clock Tower. Founded by German craftsmen and merchants, Sighişoara is a fine example of a small, fortified medieval town which played an important strategic and commercial role on the fringes of central Europe for several centuries.
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  • Sighisoara. View of the Saxon fortified church, the "Church of the Hill" from the Clock Tower. Founded by German craftsmen and merchants, Sighişoara is a fine example of a small, fortified medieval town which played an important strategic and commercial role on the fringes of central Europe for several centuries.
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  • Viscri. A Roma pesant near Viscri. He lives in Italy but comes back in summer to help the family in the fields. Once a Saxon village today Viscri's population is of Roma majority. It is part of the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, designated in 1993 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.  In 2006, The Prince of Wales bought and restored two 18th century Saxon houses in the Transylvanian villages of Mălâncrav and Viscri to help protect the unique way of life that has existed for hundreds of years and many buildings have been sensitively restored.
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