UNESCO World Heritage fortified churches of Transylvanian Saxons

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
group of fortified churches ⓘ
architecturalStyle Gothic architecture ⓘ
Romanesque architecture ⓘ
associatedEthnicGroup 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 ⓘ
Câlnic fortified church ⓘ
Dârjiu fortified church ⓘ
Prejmer fortified church ⓘ
Saschiz fortified church ⓘ
Valea Viilor fortified church ⓘ
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 ⓘ

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Transylvania → knownFor → UNESCO World Heritage fortified churches of Transylvanian Saxons ⓘ
Chiloé Archipelago → knownFor → UNESCO World Heritage churches ⓘ
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Biertan Fortified Church → UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteName → Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania ⓘ
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Viscri Fortified Church → partOf → Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania ⓘ
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Viscri Fortified Church → UNESCOSiteName → Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania ⓘ
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Prejmer fortified church → partOf → Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania ⓘ
subject linked to: Prejmer
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Prejmer → partOf → Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania ⓘ
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Prejmer fortified church → partOf → Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania ⓘ
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage fortified churches of Transylvanian Saxons