THE FORTIFIED CHURCH AT VISCRI ROMANIA - A walkabout in 4K

Viscri is an attractive village 40 minutes from where we live and so we decided to visited the village and the beautiful fortified church or, in English terms, a church within a medieval castle. INFORMATION: Viscri is best known for its highly fortified church, originally built around 1100 AD by the Szecklers. It is one of the best preserved fortified churches in Transylvania, and also one of the seven included on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The white Romanesque chapel (Alba Ecclesia, or Weisskirch, from where the name of the village also derives) was taken over in 1185 by Saxon colonists, and the Szecklers were forced to settle in southeast Transylvania. In the 14th century the eastern part of the church was rebuilt and in 1525, the first fortifications with towers were added. In the 18th century the church was enclosed by a second defence wall. An altar was added in 19th century with a painting as its centrepiece – “The Blessing of the Children,” by J. Paukratz of Rupea. Next to the church a cemetery with gravestones dating back to the Bjielo-Brdo culture is found. During times of peace in more recent centuries, rooms and corridors built as fortifications were used for storage or as classrooms. The dance ring in the outer yard of the church, with its lime tree and wooden benches, has been the meeting point of the village, where festivities and dances are still being held today. Source: https://www.viscri125.ro/the-village/... #viscri #fortifiedchurch #transylvania Because I have temporarily lost access to my usual Facebook page through hackers, I have been forced to create a temporary page @ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?... I am still trying to regain access despite FB stating that the original page was returned to me. Also, visit our home renovation project @ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...