Fortified church, Viscri

Churches Fortifications UNESCO World Heritage sites

The Viscri fortified church is a Lutheran fortified church in Viscri, Brasov County, in the Transylvania region of Romania. It was built by the ethnic German Transylvanian Saxon community at a time when the area belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary. Initially Roman Catholic, it became Lutheran following the Reformation. Together with the surrounding village, the church forms part of the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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  • Ensemble 2007
Country:
Romania
Rating:
3
Latitude:
46,0548517
Longitude:
25,0885127
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