Between August and October, church dedication festivals take place in many former German villages of the Banat (in western Romania). On October 19, the Evangelical community of Liebling celebrated its festival (pictures). On such occasions, the beautiful traditional costumes of the Banat Swabians are worn.

We thank Mr. Frank Schleßmann for sending us these beautiful pictures (photos from October 19, 2024) and the informative text accompanying them.

Museum of Traditional Popular Culture in Sibiu (Hermannstadt in German) is one of the largest open-air museums in Romania.

Located just south of Sibiu (German: Hermannstadt), the museum is located in the “Dumbrava Sibiului” forest, on the connecting road between Sibiu and Rășinari, about three kilometers (3) from the city.

Contains installations of traditional pre-industrial Romanian popular civilization. Houses, workshops and construction complexes are scattered around a lake, among the trees of the Sibiu Drumbrates.

We thank Mrs Farkas Ildiko ( facebook.com/farkas.ildiko.75 ) for the permission to use these pictures.

Photos from Atel (in German: Hetzeldorf, in Transylvanian Saxon: Hätselderf, in Hungarian: Ecel) / the fortified church of the village, in Sibiu County, Transylvania.

The commune consists of two villages, Atel and Dupuș. The first written mention of the commune is from 1283, and the church was first mentioned in 1380.

We thank Mr. Frank Schleßmann for sending these photos (pictures from early August 2024).