Șoarș (german: Scharosch bei Fogarasch; Saxon dialect: ''Schursch''; hu, Sáros) is a commune in

Brașov County Brașov County () is a county ( județ) of Romania, in Transylvania. Its capital city is Brașov. The county incorporates within its boundaries most of the Medieval "lands" (''țări'') Burzenland and Făgăraș. Name In Hungarian, it is known ...

Transylvania Transylvania ( ro, Ardeal or ; hu, Erdély; german: Siebenbürgen) is a historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and south its natural border is the Carpathian Mountains, and to the west the ...

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, a ...

. It is composed of five villages: Bărcuț, Felmer, Rodbav, Seliștat and Șoarș. Each village has a fortified church. File:Felmer - Biserica.gif,

Fortified church A fortified church is a church that is built to serve a defensive role in times of war. Such churches were specially designed to incorporate military features, such as thick walls, battlements, and embrasures. Others, such as the Ávila Cathedr ...

of Felmer File:Barcut village eglise fortifiee.jpg, Fortified church of Bărcuț File:Seligstadt-1.jpg, Fortified church of Seliștat

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Communes in Brașov County Localities in Transylvania {{Braşov-geo-stub