Biertan

Sibiu County · Romania
Biertan — photo 1

Photos: Biertan Fortified Church: UNESCO, Transylvania

Biertan is a village in Romania.

Elevation: about 380 m above sea level. Population: 1,175 (2021).

Here and nearby on the site: 1 sight.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia

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What's nearby

What to visit

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Biertan Fortified Church: UNESCO, TransylvaniaChurchBiertan Fortified Church: UNESCO, TransylvaniaBiertanunder 1 km from the centreThe fortified church of Biertan (German: Birthälm) stands on a hill above a valley among the vineyard slopes of the Transylvanian Plateau, a few dozen kilometres from...Mălâncrav Church: 14th-century Gothic frescoesChurchMălâncrav Church: 14th-century Gothic frescoesMălâncrav10 km from the centreThe village of Mălâncrav (German: Malmkrog, Hungarian: Almakerék) lies in a quiet valley among the hills of the Transylvanian Plateau, in the commune of Laslea, about...Valea Viilor Fortified Church: UNESCO near MediașChurchValea Viilor Fortified Church: UNESCO near MediașValea Viilor20 km from the centreThe village of Valea Viilor (German: Wurmloch, Hungarian: Nagybaromlaka) lies in a valley of vineyards a few kilometres from the town of Mediaș, in a region settled...

Huts, shelters and springs nearby

383 mDrinking waterDrinking water (Biertan)Făgăraș Mountains · RomaniaNot verified
429 mDrinking waterDrinking water below StarnFăgăraș Mountains · RomaniaNot verified
434 mSpringLandscape SpringFăgăraș Mountains · RomaniaNot verifiedMarked as drinkable

All springs of the CarpathiansAll Carpathian huts

Getting there from Ukraine

Border crossings

  • Porubne – Siret — road and pedestrian, 24/7
  • Diakivtsi – Racovăț — road and pedestrian, 24/7 No freight traffic.
  • Krasnoilsk – Vicovu de Sus — road and pedestrian, 08:00–20:00 Cars up to 3.5 t and pedestrians only; not 24/7.
  • Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației — road and pedestrian, 24/7 Passenger traffic only: vehicles up to 3.5 t with up to 9 seats, pedestrians.
  • Diakove – Halmeu — road, 24/7 No pedestrian crossing.

By car

Rakhiv – Sibiu ≈390 km, ≈5 h 33 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației); Ivano-Frankivsk – Sibiu ≈524 km, ≈7 h 52 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației); Chernivtsi – Sibiu ≈435 km, ≈8 h 00 min (via Diakivtsi – Racovăț). Times without border queues, our road routing (GraphHopper, OSM).

Checked 03.11.2026; border crossing hours and timetables change — check before you travel.