Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania
These Transylvanian villages with their fortified
churches provide a vivid picture of the cultural landscape of southern
Transylvania. The seven villages inscribed, founded by the Transylvanian
Saxons, are characterized by a specific land-use system, settlement
pattern and organization of the family farmstead that have been
preserved since the late Middle Ages. They are dominated by their
fortified churches, which illustrate building styles from the 13th to
the 16th century.