Tag: Transylvanian Saxons

The Transylvanian Saxon Citadel Of Reps (Rupea)

(Die) Repser Burg or Reps (also known in the Transylvanian Saxon dialect as R쎤ppes, in Romanian as Rupea, and in Hungarian as K양halom) is a Transylvanian Saxon citadel located in Bra좙ov county (Kreis Kronstadt as it is known in German/Hochdeutsch), south-eastern Transylvania, Romania. In late Antiquity, on the site on which the citadel was subsequently…


The Transylvanian Saxon Fortified Church Of Birthälm (Biertan)

The Transylvanian Saxon fortified church of Birth쎤lm (known in Romanian as Biserica fortificat쒃 din Biertan) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site situated in Sibiu County, southern Transylvania, central Romania. Along with six other fortified churches (five Saxon ones and a Sz쎩kely one), it is part of UNESCO’s list of ‘Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania‘….


The Transylvanian Saxon Fortified Church Of Weißkirch (Viscri)

The Transylvanian Saxon fortified church of Wei쎟kirch (Romanian: Biserica foritficat쒃 din Viscri) is one of the most spectacular medieval monuments in Transylvania, with a rich history, a well preserved structure as well as a well deserved UNESCO World Heritage Site status. It is located in Bra좙ov county, south-eastern Transylvania and together with the surrounding village…


Schäßburg – The Last Inhabited Medieval Citadel In South-Eastern Europe

Sch쎤쎟burg (Romanian: Sighi좙oara; also known in the Transylvanian Saxon dialect as Sch쎤sbrich or 얠esbur쾇, in Old Hungarian as Segusvar, in Hungarian as Segesv쎡r and in Latin as Saxoburgum or Castrum Sex) is a medieval citadel town located in Mure좙 (German: Mieresch) county from eastern Transylvania, Romania. The well preserved town centre of Sch쎤쎟urg has been…


10 Mesmerising Medieval Landmarks Of Transylvania

Below you can check a list of 10 mesmerising medieval landmarks that you should visit while travelling in Transylvania, Romania. 10. Cristian (Gro쎟au) Medieval Fortified Church 9. The F쒃g쒃ra좙 (Fogorasch) Citadel 8. St. Michael’s Church in Cluj-Napoca (Klausenburg) 7. The R쎢좙nov (Rosenau) Medieval Citadel 6. The Gothic-Rennaisance Corvin Castle 5. The Medieval Bran (T쎶rzburg) Castle…