UNESCO Village of Saschiz-Keisd Postcard

UNESCO WHS Serie - World Heritage Sites in Romania Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania - Biserici fortificate din Transilvania - Village of Saschiz-Keisd - These Transylvanian villages with their fortified churches provide a vivid picture of the cultural landscape of southern Transylvania. The 7 villages inscribed, founded by the Transylvanian Saxons, are characterized by a specific land-use system, settlement pattern and organization of the family farmstead. They are dominated by their fortified churches, built from the 13th to the 16th century. The late Gothic aisle-less fortified church was built between 1493 and 1525 replacing a Romanesque basilica. It was provided with a defence level sustained by high buttresses and extended over the nave and the chancel, which is only a little less narrow than the nave. The lierne vault of the nave was reconstructed in 1878. Name: Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania Site: Village of Saschiz-Keisd Country: Romania Location: Mureș County Inscription: 1993 Category: Cultural (iv) Unesco Ref: 596-005 Special Feature: The card has a QR-Code on the backside to navigate for more Informationas about the site.