Fortified Churches of Transylvania
Also known as Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania, sites villageois avec églises fortifiées de Transylvanie
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criterion (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Romania
Inscribed
1993
Area
3,728 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Fortified Churches of Transylvania is about 45 km south of Tirgu Mures. The nearest other World Heritage site is Historic Centre of Sighisoara, about 25 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Tirgu Mures · about 149,000 peopleabout 45 km north
- Sibiu · about 156,000 peopleabout 50 km south-west
- Alba Lulia · about 66,000 peopleabout 75 km west
- Miercurea Cuic · about 42,000 peopleabout 80 km east
- Brașov · about 311,000 peopleabout 100 km south-east
- Cluj-Napoca · about 317,000 peopleabout 100 km north-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
RomaniaCultural23 km away
RomaniaCultural110 km away
RomaniaCultural115 km away
RomaniaCultural155 km away
RomaniaCultural156 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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