Biserica Unitariană

The town of Belin is located at the foot of the Baraolt Mountains, in the valley areas of the Belinul-Mic and Belinul-Mare streams, being crossed by the road connecting the towns of Baraolt and Sfântu Gheorghe. It is the seat of the commune of the same name, and nearby is the village of Belin-Vale, which administratively belongs to it.

The general appearance of the commune is influenced by the Saxon architectural style, visible in the houses of the locals, in the courtyards closed with high gates and in the presence of the fortified Unitarian church, visible from a distance. This large church combines features of the neo-Byzantine style with elements of the neo-Romanian style and was built between 1893–1894, in place of an older building, according to the plans of the architect Pákei Lajos from Cluj. The fortifications around the church, which include battlemented walls and three defensive towers, date back to the 16th and 17th centuries, and the bell tower is of medieval origin.

In the past, Belin was nicknamed "Unitarian Rome", being the town with the largest number of Unitarian believers. Towards the end of the 19th century, with a population of approximately 2000 inhabitants, Belin was the largest settlement in the Baraolt area. Currently, the number of ethnic Hungarians in the town has decreased to less than a thousand people.

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