The church

Even though the settlement was first mentioned in 1336, the church had already been built in the second half of the 13th century. The church is the simplest kind of reduct building that can also be found at Homorod, Dealul Frumos, Bruiu and Veşeud. The bell tower in the west was separated from the main body of the church and turned into a veritable bastion. The lower part of its walls was massively reinforced up to the first storey which was also equipped with a gallery protected by a wooden breastwork. All of the tower's three floors are equipped with battlements. A wooden defensive corridor was built on its last floor, right below the pyramidal roof. The choir itself was incorporated into the massive structure of a second, eastern tower. This one has five floors of which the last three have narrow rectangular battlements.

The fortification

The mantle wall follows a trapezoid path, 37 m long and not more than 17 m wide.

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