Viscri Fortress (Cetatea Viscri)
Placed 90km Northwest of Brasov, on the way to Sighisoara, the Viscri village boasts the best-preserved peasant fortress that surrounds one of the few Romanesque churches from the 13th century. Teuton knights built the citadel on the former place of a church. The village was for the first time documentary certified only in 1400, under the name of "Alba ecclesia".
Being part of the UNESCO patrimony since 1990, the church is surrounded by huge walls with protective towers, main tower having between 8-10m in height. Traces of the old gate can be seen on the southern side. The citadel was used as a hiding place by villagers when the Tartars attacked them.
Placed 90km Northwest of Brasov, on the way to Sighisoara, the Viscri village boasts the best-preserved peasant fortress that surrounds one of the few Romanesque churches from the 13th century. Teuton knights built the citadel on the former place of a church. The village was for the first time documentary certified only in 1400, under the name of "Alba ecclesia".
Being part of the UNESCO patrimony since 1990, the church is surrounded by huge walls with protective towers, main tower having between 8-10m in height. Traces of the old gate can be seen on the southern side. The citadel was used as a hiding place by villagers when the Tartars attacked them.