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Biertan
1. Biertan - Sibiu
Biertan is a commune in central Romania, in the
north of the Sibiu County, 80 km north of Sibiu
and 29 km east of Mediaş. Biertan is one of the
most important Saxon villages with fortified
churches in Transylvania.
The first documentary testimony about the village
dates from 1283 in a document about the taxes
paid by the inhabitants of 7 villages and so it is
believed to have been founded sometime between
1224 and 1283 by Transylvanian Saxons. The
village settlement quickly developed into an
important market town and by 1510 Biertan
supported a population of about 5,000 people.
Between 1468 and the 16th century a small
fortified church (die Kirchenburg) was constructed
and developed. After the medieval period the town
declined in importance with the rise of neighbouring
Sighișoara
Miertoiu Marius-Andrei-Cosmin
Iordache Mădălina-Maria
IMAPA – 8112
