Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania The south-eastern Transylvania region in Romania currently has one of the highest numbers of existing fortified churches from the 13th to 16th centuries. It has more than 150 well preserved fortified churches of a great variety of architectural styles (out of an original 300 fortified churches). Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania are seven villages (six Saxon and one Székely) founded by the Transylvanian Saxons. They are dominated by fortified churches and characterized by a specific settlement pattern that has been preserved since the late Middle Ages.
Transylvania County Airport Transylvania County Airport Transylvania County Airport is a public use airport in Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States. It is located four nautical miles (7 km) east of the central business district of Brevard. Transylvania County Airport covers an area of at an elevation of 2,110 feet (643 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 9/27 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,903 by 50 feet (885 x 15 m). For the 12-month period ending August 20, 2007, the airport had 1,315 aircraft operations, an average of 109 per month: 99% general aviation and 1% air taxi. At