- Viscri
Viscri (German: "Deutschweißkirch" or simply "Weißkirch", Hungarian: "Szászfehéregyháza") is a small village in
Transylvania (Hungarian: Erdély, German: Siebenbürgen), in the central part ofRomania 'sBraşov County . In 2002, it had a population of 467.The village is mostly known for its highly fortified church, which was originally built around 1100 AD. It is part of the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, designated in 1993 as a
World Heritage Site byUNESCO .External links
* [http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/596 World Heritage Site]
* [http://www.mihaieminescutrust.org/content/nd_village.asp?n=102 Mihai Eminescu Trust Website]
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