Biertan
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Biertan (German Birthälm, Hungarian Berethalom) is a commune in central Romania in the north of the Sibiu County, 80 km north of Sibiu and 15 km east of Mediaş.
The first documentary testimony about the village is from 1283 in a document about the taxes paid by the inhabitants of 7 villages. It is one of the most important Village with fortified church in Transylvania, being on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1993. It was the see of the Lutheran Evangelical Bishop in Transylvania between 1572 and 1867.
The whole commune has a population of about 3,000 people and the village of Biertan alone has about 1600 people. It is one of the most visited villages in Transylvania being the place of the annual reunion of the Transylvanian Saxons.
Famous people
- Artur Phleps (an german Obergruppenführer in the Waffen-SS and an member of the Allgemeine SS)
External links
- [Informations and pictures about Biertan] (in German)
- [infos about Biertan]
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