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Topic: Transylvania
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Alpine Girl
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posted 02-14-2004 09:01 AM
 
First of all, can anyone tell me the difference between a fortress and a castle and, secondly, where in Transylvania (the German section) would I find interesting castles (or fortresses) to visit? |
ipflo
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posted 02-14-2004 02:50 PM
hiTranssylvania is part of Romania, so don't exactly know what you mean with the German section of Transsylvania. I know that before 1945 there have lived German speaking people in Transsylvania, but everywhere as a minority and they called Transsylvania Siebenburgen (seven castles), what probably means that were and maybe are many castles (i don't exactly know Romanian castles isn't mine strong side). |
ipflo
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posted 02-14-2004 03:23 PM
here is a site with 31 castles from Romania, i don't know which ones exactly are in Transsylvania http://www.dickemauern.de/rumaenien.htm |
Alpine Girl
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posted 02-14-2004 06:40 PM
Thank you so much for your reply. Several of the pictures in that website were, in fact, in Transylvania. Yes, the area I am looking for is where the Siebenbuerger Sachsen lived. My next step now is to find them on the map.
Once again, thank you very much for your reply. |
ipflo
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posted 02-15-2004 04:45 AM
You can find more about the Siebenbuerger Sachsen on the following site, and maybe also on Siebenbuerger Kirchenburger (Churchcastles):
http://www.siebenbuerger.de
http://www.siebenbuerger.de/sbz/landundleute/siebenbuergen.html |
Alpine Girl
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posted 02-15-2004 07:36 AM
PERFECT! Absolutely perfect! These two websites have everything in them I could possibly need! You have saved me hours of researching. Obviously, I won't need to look any farther.
I owe you a big dinner for this!
Keep up the excellent work you are doing. I promise when I get back, I will post my pictures of the castles (if I can figure out how to do it.)
Thank you again.
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