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Biertan is one of towns in Romania situated some 20 km south-east of Mediaş and 300 km from Bucharest. According to the latest census, the population of Biertan is about 3,000 people. People mostly visit it to see its fortification and interesting cities and towns.

Transilvania Targu Mures (IATA: TGM) is the nearest airport to it, situated just 50 km to the north-west.

Places to see in it

1. Biertan fortified church
The Biertan fortified church (Romanian: Biserica fortificată din Biertan; German: Kirchenburg von Birthälm) is a Lutheran fortified church in Biertan (Birthälm), Sibiu County, in the Transylvania region of Romania. It was built by the ethnic German Transylvanian Saxon community at a time when the area belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary. Briefly Roman Catholic, it became Lutheran following the Reformation. Together with the surrounding village, the church forms part of the villages with fortified…

2. Biertan
Biertan (German: Birthälm, Romani: Biyertan, Hungarian: Berethalom) is a commune in central Romania, in the north of the Sibiu County, 80  km north of Sibiu and 29& #160; km east of Mediaş. Biertan is one of the most important Saxon villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, having been on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1993. The Biertan fortified church was the see of the Lutheran Evangelical Bishop in Transylvania between 1572 and 1867.

If you have already seen Biertan, there are still plenty of things to do on the outskirts of the city. If you are around, try one of the following places:

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Biertan (German: Birthälm, Romani: Biyertan, Hungarian: Berethalom)

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Hotel BinderBubi Medias

starting $55

Hotel Korona

starting $55

Mercure Sighisoara Binderbubi Hotel & Spa

starting $63

Hotel BinderBubi Sighisoara ****

starting $82

DoubleTree by Hilton Sighisoara-Cavaler

starting $68

Hotel Imperial Inn

starting $64

Horeum Boutique Hotel

starting $42

Hotel Ciao

starting $32

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