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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.
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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. 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. 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. 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Mălâncrav. The Saxon Romanesque Lutheran church has some of the most significant Gothic murals in Transylvania recently reatured (2011-2014).
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  • Sibiu.Grand Square (Romanian: Piața Mare ) is the largest square of the city, and has been the center of the city since the 15th century. 142 m long and 93 m wide, it is one of the largest ones in Transylvania.
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  • Sibiu.Grand Square (Romanian: Piața Mare ) is the largest square of the city, and has been the center of the city since the 15th century. 142 m long and 93 m wide, it is one of the largest ones in Transylvania. On the north side is the Jesuit Church.
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  • Sibiu.Grand Square (Romanian: Piața Mare ) is the largest square of the city, and has been the center of the city since the 15th century. 142 m long and 93 m wide, it is one of the largest ones in Transylvania. On the north side is the Jesuit Church.
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  • Sibiu.Grand Square (Romanian: Piața Mare ) is the largest square of the city, and has been the center of the city since the 15th century. 142 m long and 93 m wide, it is one of the largest ones in Transylvania.
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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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  • Sibiu.Grand Square (Romanian: Piața Mare ) is the largest square of the city, and has been the center of the city since the 15th century. 142 m long and 93 m wide, it is one of the largest ones in Transylvania. On the north side is the Jesuit Church, on the left the City Hall.
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  • Sibiu.Grand Square (Romanian: Piața Mare ) is the largest square of the city, and has been the center of the city since the 15th century. 142 m long and 93 m wide, it is one of the largest ones in Transylvania.
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  • Sibiu.Grand Square (Romanian: Piața Mare ) is the largest square of the city, and has been the center of the city since the 15th century. 142 m long and 93 m wide, it is one of the largest ones in Transylvania.
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  • Sibiu.Grand Square (Romanian: Piața Mare ) is the largest square of the city, and has been the center of the city since the 15th century. 142 m long and 93 m wide, it is one of the largest ones in Transylvania.
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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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  • Sibiu.Grand Square (Romanian: Piața Mare ) is the largest square of the city, and has been the center of the city since the 15th century. 142 m long and 93 m wide, it is one of the largest ones in Transylvania. On the left Bruckental Museum, on the right the City Hall.
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  • Sibiu.Grand Square (Romanian: Piața Mare ) is the largest square of the city, and has been the center of the city since the 15th century. 142 m long and 93 m wide, it is one of the largest ones in Transylvania. On the north side is the Jesuit Church.
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  • Sibiu.Grand Square (Romanian: Piața Mare ) is the largest square of the city, and has been the center of the city since the 15th century. 142 m long and 93 m wide, it is one of the largest ones in Transylvania.
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  • Sibiu.Grand Square (Romanian: Piața Mare ) is the largest square of the city, and has been the center of the city since the 15th century. 142 m long and 93 m wide, it is one of the largest ones in Transylvania. On the north side is the Jesuit Church.
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  • Sibiu.Grand Square (Romanian: Piața Mare ) is the largest square of the city, and has been the center of the city since the 15th century. 142 m long and 93 m wide, it is one of the largest ones in Transylvania. On the north side is the Jesuit Church.
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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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  • 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. 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. 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. 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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  • 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.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, 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. 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. 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, 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.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, 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.
    em0832113.jpg
  • 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. 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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  • Sibiu. Piata Miça (Small Square) is a smaller square situated in the northern part of the Upper Town. After the 2007 rehabilitation there has been an increase in the number of pubs and restaurants in this area.
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  • Sighisoara. The imposing Clock Tower, the symbol of the town, dominates the three squares of the historic centre and protects the stairway connecting the upper town and the lower town. 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. 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 narrow streets of the Citadel.
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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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  • 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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  • Sibiu. Piata Miça (Small Square) is a smaller square situated in the northern part of the Upper Town. After the 2007 rehabilitation there has been an increase in the number of pubs and restaurants in this area. in the back the evangelic lutheran cathedral.
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  • Sighisoara. The narrow streets of the Citadel.
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  • Sighisoara. The narrow streets of the Citadel.
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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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. 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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  • Sibiu. Piata Miça (Small Square) is a smaller square situated in the northern part of the Upper Town. After the 2007 rehabilitation there has been an increase in the number of pubs and restaurants in this area.
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  • Sibiu. Piata Miça (Small Square) is a smaller square situated in the northern part of the Upper Town. After the 2007 rehabilitation there has been an increase in the number of pubs and restaurants in this area.
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  • Mălâncrav. Venera Dudas Mānāstirean is working with the local community and the Mihai Eminescu Trust to rivitalize the economy of the village.
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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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  • Alma Vii. Traditional charcoal burning. Zoltan, the last of the village to work in a traditional way, lives with his family for 7 months near the charcoal burning place..
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  • Sighisoara, Hotel Sighisoara one of the oldest of the town. 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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  • 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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  • Sibiu.Formerly the centre of the Transylvanian Saxons Sibiu is one of the most important cultural centres of Romania and was designated the European Capital of Culture for the year 2007. The Upper Town is organised around three city squares.
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  • Sibiu. the Historical hotel imparatul Romanilor.
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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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  • 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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  • Brasov. Piata Sfatului, the main square.
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  • Brasov. Piata Sfatului, the main square.
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  • Brasov. Piata Sfatului, the main square.
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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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  • Sibiu. The lutheran cathedral.
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  • Sibiu. Piata Miça (Small Square) is a smaller square situated in the northern part of the Upper Town. After the 2007 rehabilitation there has been an increase in the number of pubs and restaurants in this area.
    em0832977.jpg
  • Sibiu. Piata Miça (Small Square) is a smaller square situated in the northern part of the Upper Town. After the 2007 rehabilitation there has been an increase in the number of pubs and restaurants in this area. in the back the evangelic lutheran cathedral.
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  • Sighisoara. Dancers on stage in the main place of the Upper Town.
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  • Sighisoara, Vlad Tepes, the inspiration for Bram Stoker's famous Dracula, is everywhere as touristic icon.
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  • Sighisoara. The Vlad Dracul House located in the Citadel Square is the place where Vlad Tepes, the inspiration for Bram Stoker's famous Dracula, was born in 1431 and lived with his father, Vlad Dracul, until 1435.
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  • Sighisoara. The Vlad Dracul House located in the Citadel Square is the place where Vlad Tepes, the inspiration for Bram Stoker's famous Dracula, was born in 1431 and lived with his father, Vlad Dracul, until 1435.
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  • Sighisoara. 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 imposing Clock Tower is the symbol of the town. In the 17th century, a two-plate clock, with figurines carved from linden wood, was set at the top of the tower,
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  • Sighisoara. The imposing Clock Tower, the symbol of the town, dominates the three squares of the historic centre and protects the stairway connecting the upper town and the lower town. 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 covered stair from the Citadel to the fortified church..
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