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Wikipedia: Biertan is a commune in central Romania, in the north of the Sibiu County, 80 km north of Sibiu (formerly Schäßburg in German) and 15 km east of Mediaş. Biertan is one of the most important Saxon villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, having been 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.
![[Fortified church of Copşa Mare]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Copsa_Mare_Fortified_Church_s.jpg "Fortified church of Copşa Mare")
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![[Fortified church of Copşa Mare]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Copsa_mare_s.jpg "Fortified church of Copşa Mare")
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![[Fortified church of Copşa Mare]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Copsa_Mare_Church_s.jpg "Fortified church of Copşa Mare")
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![[Biertan and its fortified church]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Kirchenburg_Birth_C3_A4lm_s.jpg "Biertan and its fortified church")
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![[Fortified church of Richiş]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Reichesdorferkirche_s.jpg "Fortified church of Richiş")
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![[[http://www]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Fortified_Church_of_Biertan_s.jpg "[http://www")
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![[Biertan and its fortified church]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Biertan_IMG_4655_s.jpg "Biertan and its fortified church")
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![[The fortified church]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Biertan_church_with_protecting_walls_s.jpg "The fortified church")
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![[This small building stands next to the church of Biertan]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Biertan_house_for_divorcing_people_s.jpg "This small building stands next to the church of Biertan")
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![[Artur Phleps in military uniform]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Phleps_s.jpg "Artur Phleps in military uniform")
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![[The former home of Sara Römischer, in the old Kirchgasse of Biertan]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/The_former_home_of_Sara_R_C3_B6mischer_s.jpg "The former home of Sara Römischer, in the old Kirchgasse of Biertan")
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