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Roșia fortified church

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dates to the 13th century; surviving elements include the choir, triumphal arch, pillars between the main and side naves, and parts of the north portal, including the windows and upper level. Fortification work took place in the 16th century, with most of the windows and the entrance room in the
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burned the village to the ground. However, the fortifications now lie in ruins. In 1631, when the village was devastated by a fire, the church tower was destroyed. In the mid-1700s the town was repopulated with immigrants from
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western part daring to the 18th. In the 19th century, the nave was given a vaulted ceiling held up by pilasters with capitals. The paintings above the triumphal arch are in the
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The church was built around 1225, and was first mentioned in a document from 1327. A
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The church resisted numerous armed attacks, including in 1600, when the army of
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Romanian
German
Lutheran
fortified church
Roșia
German
Sibiu County
Transylvania
Romania
ethnic German
Transylvanian Saxon
Kingdom of Hungary
Roman Catholic
Protestant Reformation
Romanesque
basilica
Biedermeier
Baroque
baldachin

Michael the Brave
Austria
Eginald Schlattner
ro
historic monument
Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs

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