The 1/2012 issue of the Transsylvania Nostra journal contains articles about the documentation of the fortifications and the defence strategy of the Transylvanian Saxons in the late Middle Ages, the re-use of historic fortifications as tourist rental accommodation in Jersey, the conservation history of the birthplace of King Matthias I in Cluj-Napoca, the missing links in the law protecting built heritage: protection, management and decentralization respectively the theory and practice of fortifications’ research.