Biertan Fortress

Biertan was once a powerful town
The village of Biertan was first mentioned at the end of the 13th century. It nearly became a town in the 16th century when its population was double of today. Competing with nearby Mosna and Medias for more power, locals decided to build a grandiose church on the location of an older one, right in the village center. This was not an unusual practice, the villagers from Saschiz chose the same strategy when they were competing with nearby Sighisoara.

The result is truly spectacular even today. Biertan Fortified Church dominates the landscape of the village. It has three fortification walls, eight towers, and the church itself was equipped from the very beginning with solid defensive elements. Beyond political aspirations, the Ottoman threat was still very real, and fortified churches were the main defensive structure in the rural world.
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