Transylvanian Saxon culture

[9][10] Haferland is the name of the Transylvanian Saxon cultural festival which unfolds over a period of time of one week.

[13] There is also the annual gathering (or Pentecost; German: Heimattag) of the Transylvanian Saxons held in the small Bavarian town of Dinkelsbühl in southern Germany.

[15] In terms of visual arts, the Transylvanian Saxons have excelled at painting through the works of the following artistic representatives: Friedrich Miess, Fritz Schullerus, Trude Schullerus, Arthur Coulin, or Edith Soterius von Sachsenheim, the latter whom also emigrated to England.

In the distant past, more specifically during the High Middle Ages until the Reformation, the Transylvanian Saxons were Roman Catholic.

[21] The Transylvanian Saxons also made noteworthy contributions to humanity in the field of science and technology by pioneering spacecraft propulsion through the works of engineers Conrad Haas and Hermann Oberth.

The UNESCO -recognized Evangelical Lutheran fortified church of Biertan ( German : Birthälm ) in Sibiu County ( German : Kreis Hermannstadt ) is a prominent symbol of Transylvanian Saxon culture in Transylvania , Romania and a World Heritage Site since 1993 (alongside other Saxon villages with fortified churches ).
Illustration from ' Die Gartenlaube ' (1884) depicting a group of Transylvanian Saxons during the Middle Ages .
The annual gathering of Transylvanian Saxons is held in Dinkelsbühl , Bavaria , southern Germany in May.
Map depicting Transylvanian Saxon fortified churches across Transylvania.