Siebenbürgenforum
Demokratisches Forum der Deutschen in Siebenbürgen
Sibiu, Romania
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Siebenbürgenforum is a non-profit network based in Sibiu, Romania working on arts & culture, heritage, education +3 more.
The Siebenbürgenforum is the regional forum of the Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania (DFDR) for the German-speaking Transylvanian Saxon minority. It is an umbrella organisation for local, zonal and county German forums in Transylvania. Its work covers preserving the minority's language, culture and traditions, supporting German-language education through a school commission, running social support for elderly and needy people, and organising the annual Sachsentreffen festival. It also maintains links between Transylvanian Saxons living in Romania and those who emigrated to Germany, Austria and overseas. Based in Sibiu (Hermannstadt), it operates across Transylvania.
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Sachsentreffen
Arts & Culture · Romania
Annual festival of the Transylvanian Saxon community, held each September in a different town, with church services, costume parades, cultural programmes and the awarding of the Honterus medal.
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Saxonia Stiftung, Sozialwerk der Siebenbürger Sachsen in Deutschland, Michael & Veronica Schmidt Stiftung, Deutscher Jugendverein Siebenbürgen
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