By the convention approved in 1972, "Convention of the Protection of World Heritage Cultural and Natural", the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) intends to protect the the cultural and natural world.
The list of UNESCO world heritage in Romania:
1. Village sites with fortified churches from Transylvania
2. Monastery Hurezi
3. Churches from Moldova
4. History Center Sighisoara
5. Wooden churches from Maramures
6. Dacian fortresses mountains city
7. Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve
1. VILLAGE SITES WITH FORTIFIED CHURCHES OF TRANSYLVANIA
1.1. Calnic
1.2. Prejmer
1.3. Viscri
1.4. Darjiu
1.5. Saschiz
1.6. Biertan
1.7. Valley Viilor
2. Monastery Hurezi
3. Churches in Moldova
3.1. Church of Head Slaughter Saint John the Baptist from the Arbore village
3.2. Assumption church and saint George of Humor monastery
3.3. Church Annunciation Monastery Moldovita
3.4. Church Holy Cross from Patrauti
3.5. Church Saint Nicholas of Monastery Probota
3.6. Church Saint George from Suceava
3.7. Church Saint George of the old Voronet Monastery
4. History Center Sighisoara
5. The set of Wooden Churches from Maramures
5.1. Church The entry into a church of Virgin Mary (Barsana)
5.2. Church Saint Nicholas (Budesti)
5.3. Church Saint Paraschiva (Desesti)
5.4. Church Assumption of Virgin Mary (Ieud-Deal)
5.5. Church Saint Archangel (Plopisului)
5.6. Church Saint Paraschiva (Poienile Izei)
5.7. Church Saint Archangel (Rogoz)
5.8. Church Saint Archangel (Surdesti)
6. Dacian fortresses in Orastie Mountains
6.1. Sarmizegetusa Regia - Gradistea of mountains
6.2. Costesti village
6.3. Costesti Blidaru
6.4. Luncani - Red Stone
6.5. Banita
6.6. Capalna
7. Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve
Calnic, one of the villages sites with fortified churches of Transylvania, is located in the south-west of Ardeal, in county Alba. The Village has approximatly 3.026 inhabitants. The arheological sites across the municipality brought to light neolitic settlements - ceramic and stone objects with geometric motifs specific to the Petresti culture. Also were found ceramics belonging to Cotofeni culture which dates from the period of transition from Neolithic to Bronze Age (2.500 - 1.800 BC).
In Calnic village you can also discover the oldest fortress from Transylvania, built in the year 1200 and declared documentary in 1267, as property of Kelling counts. The name of the village comes from this family of counts that in those times mastered Calnic land. This fortress belongs also to the Cultural World Heritage from Romania - UNESCO.
