The church

Like the community that built it, the Saint Mary church is fairly small. As it usually is the first part of a church to be built, the 14th century choir is the oldest element of construction. Towards the east, it is paved with stone slabs, one of which was formerly used as an altar. It can be distinguished by the little niche carved in it, which is used for keeping the holy bread. The currently used altar clearly dates from a later period, as indicated by the baroque and late Renaissance influences.  

The fortification

The fortification works were done in the first half of the 15th century. The curtain walls used to be 6 to 7 meters high and were supported by buttresses. On the eastern side of the wall, where the walls are now about 4-5 meters high, the buttressing was done on the inside of the precinct, because of the steep slope. Two towers, one on the northern side, the other towards the north-west, are also part of the defensive system. The northern one had three storeys and served as a gate-tower. The other one also had three storeys, according to an 1850 engraving by Schlichtling, and was equipped with a look-out corridor. Two bells cast before the Reformation were installed on the last floor of this tower.

You can find more information about this church and many others on this CD dedicated to the fortified churches in Transylvania.