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It is a well-preserved example of a small fortified medieval town shaped by the interactions of cultures from Central Europe and the Byzantine-Orthodox Southeastern Europe. It was founded by the Transylvanian Saxons, a community of German merchants and craftsmen. They have lived in the region for over 850 years, however, due to immigration in ...
The Fortress of Arad is a fortification system built in the city of Arad, Romania, on the left bank of the Mureș River in the 18th century at the direct order of the Habsburg Empress Maria Theresa. The fortress today lies in the city's Subcetate neighbourhood, on the former military border between the Habsburg Empire and the Ottoman Empire ...
The Evangelical Lutheran fortified church in Turnișor (German: Neppendorf), belonging to the local Transylvanian Landler community. In 2007, Sibiu was the European Capital of Culture (alongside Luxembourg City). This was the most important cultural event that has ever happened in the town, and a great number of tourists came, both domestic and ...
In Eastern Europe and Southeastern Europe, Sighișoara is one of the few fortified towns that are still inhabited. The town is made up of two parts. The medieval stronghold was built on top of a hill and is known as the Citadel (Cetatea). The lower town lies in the valley of Târnava Mare river.
The south-eastern Transylvania region in Romania currently has one of the highest numbers of existing fortified churches from the 13th to 16th centuries. It has more than 150 well preserved fortified churches of a great variety of architectural styles (out of an original 300 fortified churches).
It was a Dacian fortified town, built in the 1st centuries B.C. and A.D.. It showcases a combination of religious and military architecture, stemming from the late European Iron Age and the classical world. It was eventually conquered by the Romans at the start of the 2nd century A.D..
Pages in category "Fortifications in Romania" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. ... Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania
Country: Romania: Region: Europe and North America: Link: ... (Sighișoara Citadel) is the old historic center of the town of ... mentioned in 1521, fortified in 1603 ...