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Arches over the cobblestone entrance to the Saxon UNESCO World Heritage Site of Biertan Fortified Church. Sibiu County, Romania Royalty Free Stock Photo

Arches over the cobblestone entrance to the Saxon UNESCO World Heritage Site of Biertan Fortified Church. Sibiu County, Romania

The Biertan fortified church is a Lutheran fortified church in Biertan, Sibiu 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. Briefly Roman Catholic, it became Lutheran following the Reformation. The arched cobblestone descent to the gate is one of many exquisite features