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Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania (UNESCO/NHK)

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Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania (UNESCO/NHK)
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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 ... Source: UNESCO TV / © NHK Nippon Hoso Kyokai URL: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/596/
Publication date: Tuesday, 5 November 2013
Author: NHK Nippon Hoso Kyokai
Copyright: © NHK Nippon Hoso Kyokai
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Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania
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