UNESCO World Heritage fortified churches of Transylvanian Saxons

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UNESCO World Heritage Site group of fortified churches

The UNESCO World Heritage fortified churches of Transylvanian Saxons are a group of medieval village churches in present-day Romania, uniquely encircled by defensive walls and towers that reflect the region’s historic Saxon communities and their need for protection.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania 3
UNESCO World Heritage churches 1
UNESCO World Heritage fortified churches of Transylvanian Saxons canonical 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
group of fortified churches ⓘ
architecturalStyle Gothic architecture ⓘ
Romanesque architecture ⓘ
associatedEthnicGroup Transylvanian Saxons ⓘ
surface form: Germans of Transylvania

Saxons ⓘ
associatedWith Transylvanian Saxons ⓘ
builtFor defense of rural communities ⓘ
category Cultural ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Romania ⓘ
criteria (iv) ⓘ
culturalTradition Transylvanian Saxon community life ⓘ
extensionYear 1999 ⓘ
governedBy Romanian heritage authorities ⓘ
hasFeature defensive towers ⓘ
defensive walls ⓘ
fortified enclosure ⓘ
hasPart Biertan Fortified Church ⓘ
surface form: Biertan fortified church

Câlnic fortified church ⓘ
Dârjiu fortified church ⓘ
Prejmer fortified church ⓘ
Saschiz fortified church ⓘ
Valea Viilor fortified church ⓘ
Viscri Fortified Church ⓘ
surface form: Viscri fortified church
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
historicalFunction refuge during attacks ⓘ
religious worship ⓘ
inscriptionYear 1993 ⓘ
locatedIn Carpathian region ⓘ
Romania ⓘ
Transylvania ⓘ
Transylvanian Plateau ⓘ
mainBuildingType village church ⓘ
numberOfComponentSites 7 ⓘ
period Middle Ages ⓘ
protectionStatus nationally protected monument of Romania ⓘ
significantFor defensive rural ecclesiastical architecture ⓘ
preservation of medieval fortified villages ⓘ
threats lack of maintenance ⓘ
rural depopulation ⓘ
timeOfConstruction 13th century ⓘ
14th century ⓘ
15th century ⓘ
tourismType cultural tourism ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ
UNESCOId 596 ⓘ
UNESCORegion Europe and North America ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Transylvania → knownFor → UNESCO World Heritage fortified churches of Transylvanian Saxons ⓘ
Chiloé Archipelago → knownFor → UNESCO World Heritage fortified churches of Transylvanian Saxons ⓘ
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage churches
Biertan Fortified Church → UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteName → UNESCO World Heritage fortified churches of Transylvanian Saxons ⓘ
this entity surface form: Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania
Viscri Fortified Church → partOf → UNESCO World Heritage fortified churches of Transylvanian Saxons ⓘ
this entity surface form: Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania
Viscri Fortified Church → UNESCOSiteName → UNESCO World Heritage fortified churches of Transylvanian Saxons ⓘ
this entity surface form: Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania