A nice UNESCO cover from Romania, depicting a miniature sheet issued in 2011 celebrating the
Village of Biertan, a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site
Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania. This site comprises seven villages with fortified churches that were built between the 13th and the 16th centuries by Transylvanian Saxons. The settlement pattern and the organization of the villages have been preserved since the Middle Ages. Six villages (Câlnic, Dârjiu, Prejmer, Saschiz, Valea Viilor, and Viscri) were listed in the original nomination in 1993 while the village of Biertan was added in 1999.
