Viscri fortified church
Bunești, Romania
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The Viscri fortified church is a Romanesque fortress church built in 1201 in the Transylvania region of Romania, constructed by the ethnic German Transylvanian Saxon community during the Kingdom of Hungary. Originally Roman Catholic, the church became Lutheran following the Reformation. Located in Viscri (known in German as Deutsch-Weisskirch) in Brașov County, the fortified structure stands as part of the broader village settlement and is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site within the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania collective.
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- Built
- Type
- fortress church
- Heritage
- part of UNESCO World Heritage Site, Historic Monument
- Place
- Bunești, Romania
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