1. BIERTAN VILLAGE
Biertan is located in a long valley surrounded by hills and
vineyards. The village was founded in 1283 and is dominated by
Saint Mary’s citadel and church. This hilltop medieval
construction, surrounded by three fortified walls, has been
named a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO Foundation.
Biertan was an important ecclesiastical and commercial center –
in 1572 it was named the Chair of the Lutheran Bishopric since
1572, maintaining that role for almost three centuries. The late
Gothic-style church was built between 1500 and 1525. Its
spectacular altarpiece has twenty-eight icons, painted by a
Viennese artist in the year 1483.
Around the year 1515, Johannes Reychmut, an artist from the
nearby town of Sighișoara, decorated the interior and exterior of
the church. The citadel also features a unique system of
protective padlocks, built by local craftsman in that same year.
Today, the local tradition of wine-making has become almost
extinct. However, small quantities of wine are still produced in
the Biertan wine cellars, which you can visit, explore, and
support.
University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary
Medicine of Bucharest
Student: Ene Georgian Alexandru, group 8114
Acknowlegments
Coordinating teacher:
Mihai Daniel Frumuselu
Reference:https://www.experie
ncetransylvania.ro/villages/bier
tan/
