Churches
The locality of Dârjiu is home to a 13th century fortified church, later reformed as Unitarian, which is on UNESCO's World Heritage List. Murals, dating back to the Roman Catholic period, show King Ladislaus I of Hungary's legend: Cumans broke into the Kingdom of Hungary; Duke Ladislaus, along with his cousin King Solomon, rode against them and freed a girl believed to be daughter of a Hungarian nobleman from a Cuman's hands (although she did not support this act). Further murals in the region are to be found at Unitarian churches in Mugeni, Crăciunel, and smaller ones in Rugăneşti and Cristuru Secuiesc.
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The Unitarian Church in Braşov
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The Unitarian Church in Cluj-Napoca
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The Unitarian Church in Dârjiu
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Ceiling of the Unitarian Church in Inlăceni, with a statement rendered in Old Hungarian script
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The Unitarian Church in Şimoneşti
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