Figure 1.
The demographic evolution of the German population in the present-day territory of Romania
Source: Population Census Romania (1930, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992, 2002, 2011, 2021)
Table 1.
Former Transylvanian Saxon communities and buildings designated as UNESCO World Heritage Sites or on the UNESCO Tentative List
| UNESCO World Heritage Sites | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | City / village | Year of designation | UNESCO number and criteria | |
| Romanian (official) name | German name | |||
| Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania | Biertan | Birthälm | 1993 | 596bis; iv |
| Câlnic | Kelling | 1999 | ||
| Prejmer | Tartlau | |||
| Saschiz | Keisd | |||
| Valea Viilor | Wurmloch | |||
| Viscri | Deutsch-Weisskirch | |||
| Historic Centre of Sighișoara | Sighișoara | Schässburg | 1999 | 902; iii, v |
| UNESCO Tentative List | ||||
| Name | City | Year listed | UNESCO criteria | |
| Romanian (official) name | German name | |||
| Historic Centre of Sibiu and its Ensemble of Squares | Sibiu | Hermannstadt | 2004 | ii, iii, iv, v |
[i] Source: UNESCO (2024)
Table 2.
Former Transylvanian Saxon communities and buildings listed as protected sites and historical monuments of exceptional national value according to Romanian Law 5/2000, by category
| Name | City / village | County | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romanian (official) name | German name | ||
| Fortresses | |||
| Câlnic Fortress | Câlnic | Kelling | Alba |
| Greavilor Fortress | Gârbova | Urwegen | Alba |
| Bran Fortress | Bran | Törzburg | Brașov |
| Râșnov Fortress | Râșnov | Rosenau | Brașov |
| Rupea Fortress | Rupea | Reps | Brașov |
| Feldioara Fortress | Feldioara | Marienburg | Brașov |
| Saschiz Fortress | Saschiz | Keisd | Mureș |
| Turnu Roșu Fortress | Boița (Turnu Roșu) | Roter Turm | Sibiu |
| Slimnic Fortress | Slimnic | Stolzenburg | Sibiu |
| Fortified churches | |||
| Village fortress with church | Hărman | Honigberg | Brașov |
| Village fortress with church | Prejmer | Tartlau | Brașov |
| Village fortress with church | Homorod | Hamruden | Brașov |
| Village fortress with Evangelical church | Sânpetru | Petersberg | Brașov |
| Village fortress with Evangelical church | Viscri | Deutsch-Weisskirch | Brașov |
| Village fortress with Evangelical church | Drăușeni | Draas | Brașov |
| Village fortress with Evangelical church | Cața | Katzendorf | Brașov |
| Village fortress with church | Archita | Arkeden | Mureș |
| Village fortress with Evangelical church | Ațel | Hetzeldorf | Sibiu |
| Evangelical church with fortress | Biertan | Birthälm | Sibiu |
| Church with curtain wall | Richiș | Reichesdorf | Sibiu |
| Village fortress with church | Cisnădie | Heltau | Sibiu |
| Village fortress with church | Dealu Frumos | Schönberg | Sibiu |
| Evangelical church with fortifications | Mălâncrav | Malmkrog | Sibiu |
| Village fortress with church | Moșna | Meschen | Sibiu |
| Village fortress with church | Valea Viilor | Wurmloch | Sibiu |
| Village fortress with Evangelical church | Bazna | Baaßen | Sibiu |
| Village fortress with Evangelical church | Buzd | Bußd | Sibiu |
| Village fortress with Evangelical church | Curciu | Kirtsch | Sibiu |
| Village fortress with Evangelical church | Ighișu Nou | Eibesdorf | Sibiu |
| Village fortress with Evangelical church | Șaroș pe Târnave | Scharosch | Sibiu |
| Urban civilian buildings | |||
| Ioan Zidaru (Hans Maurer) House | Bistrița | Bistritz | Bistrița-Năsăud |
| Silversmith’s House | Bistrița | Bistritz | Bistrița-Năsăud |
| Șugălete row of buildings | Bistrița | Bistritz | Bistrița-Năsăud |
| Council House | Brașov | Kronstadt | Brașov |
| Hirscher House | Brașov | Kronstadt | Brașov |
| Vlad Dracul House | Sighișoara | Schässburg | Mureș |
| Stag House | Sighișoara | Schässburg | Mureș |
| Council Tower | Sibiu | Hermannstadt | Sibiu |
| Thomas Altenberger House and Johann Lula House, together making up the former Town Hall | Sibiu | Hermannstadt | Sibiu |
| Brukenthal Palace | Sibiu | Hermannstadt | Sibiu |
| Urban compounds (fortified cities) | |||
| Fortified urban compound | Sebeș | Mühlbach | Alba |
| Fortified urban compound | Bistrița | Bistritz | Bistrița-Năsăud |
| Fortified urban compound | Brașov | Kronstadt | Brașov |
| Fortified urban compound | Sighișoara | Schässburg | Mureș |
| Fortified urban compound | Sibiu | Hermannstadt | Sibiu |
| Fortified urban compound | Mediaș | Mediasch | Sibiu |
| Churches and monasteries | |||
| Evangelical Church | Sebeș | Mühlbach | Alba |
| Evangelical Church | Herina | Mönchsdorf | Bistrița-Năsăud |
| Black Church | Brașov | Kronstadt | Brașov |
| Saint Bartholomew’s Church | Brașov | Kronstadt | Brașov |
| Evangelical Church | Hălmeag | Halmagen | Brașov |
| Church on the Hill | Sighișoara | Schässburg | Mureș |
| Saint Mary’s Evangelical Church | Sibiu | Hermannstadt | Sibiu |
| Saint Margaret’s Evangelical Church with fortifications | Mediaș | Mediasch | Sibiu |
| Church of the Holy Archangels | Ocna Sibiului | Salzburg | Sibiu |
| Fortified Evangelical Church | Cisnădie | Heltau | Sibiu |
| Evangelical Church | Cisnădioara | Michelsberg | Sibiu |
[i] Source: Romanian Parliament (2000)
Figure 2.
ArcMap 10.8 based on administrative and historical data as well as ESRI spatial data
Source: own elaboration