Tag: Transylvanian Saxons

On The Early Settlement Of The Transylvanian Saxons

This article will briefly describe the early settlement of the Transylvanian Saxons, an eclectic population of Western and Central European origins (stemming from present-day Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, and even parts of north-eastern France) and one of the most important historical ethnic minorities in Romania as well as, at the same time, the eldest and…


A Brief History Of Sibiu/Hermannstadt, Transylvania, Romania

Sibiu (or Hermannstadt as it is known in standard German/Hochdeutsch as well as H쎤rmeschtat or Hermestatt in the Transylvanian Saxon dialect) has been and is one of the most important historical towns in Transylvania and in Romania in general, a noteworthy urban centre in cultural, historical, and ecclesiastical/religious regards for both the Transylvanian Romanians and…


A Brief History Of Mediaș/Mediasch, Transylvania, Romania

Media좙 (known in Standard German/Hochdeutsch as Mediasch, historically also as Medwisch, and in the Transylvanian Saxon dialect as Medwesch or Meddesch respectively) has been one of the most important urban settlements in southern Transylvania and one of the most important historical towns of the Transylvanian Saxons (known in German as ‘Siebenb쎼rger Sachsen‘, i.e. Seven Citadels’/Castles’…


A Brief History Of Bukovina, Romania During The Middle Ages

Bukovina (Bucovina in Romanian and Bukowina or Buchenland in German) is a historical region situated at the crossroads of Central and Eastern Europe, nowadays divided between present-day Suceava County in northeastern Romania and Chernivtsi Oblast in western Ukraine. Prislop Pass and the high valley of the Bistri좛a (German: Bistritz; Romanian: Bistri좛a) river, connecting Bukovina with…


The History Of The Medieval Saxon Fortified Churches In Transylvania

Since the High Middle Ages, a German-speaking population known as the슠Transylvania Saxons has been continuously living in southern and north-eastern Transylvania, present-day Romania. One of their greatest historical achievements is represented by슠a series of fortified churches, compactly spread in the proximity of the Carpathian mountain range. These peasant citadels (as opposed to their fortified cities)…