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Cisnadioara Fortified Church, Transylvania, Romania Royalty Free Stock Photo

Inside Cisnadioara, Transylvania, Romania. Fortified medieval church on top of rock hill in Cisnadioara near Sibiu, Royalty Free Stock Photo

Main door of Cisnadioara fortified church, medieval fortress on the hill near Sibiu, Transylvania, Romania Royalty Free Stock Photo

Cisnadioara, Transylvania, Romania. Fortified medieval church on top of rock hill in Cisnadioara near Sibiu, Transylvania, Royalty Free Stock Photo

Fortified Church in Cisnadioara, Romania

View of Cisnadie city from Cisnadioara fortified church, medieval fortress on the hill near Sibiu, Transylvania, Romania Royalty Free Stock Photo

The Saint Michael Church is typical of the Saxon basilicas built in the vicinity of Sibiu. The Church at Cisnadioara has one of the few Saxon fortifications built prior to the Tartar raids in 1241. It was erected on a 70 m high rocky spur, i.e. St. Michael Mountain, from which the name of the parish actually derived.