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| The fortified church. The Saxons build fortification around churches in their villages as a protection from the invaders. Such fortified churches are not found in Romanian villages as the Rumanians preferred to escaped into the forest. |
The fortified church. |
The fortified church. |
The fortified church. |
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| The fortified church. |
History of the fortified church. |
Each family in the village had a room inside of the citadel. |
The fortified church. |
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| Now flooded and collapsed, the tunnel lead another village 6km away. |
The fortifications. |
The fortifications. |
Prison cell placed along the entrance to the citadel. |
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| The church inside the walls. |
The church inside the walls. |
Information in German. |
Description. |
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| Stone outside of the church. As a punishment, an individual would be tied to it for public humiliation. |
The inside of the church. |
The inside of the church. |
The inside of the church. |
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| Turkish rugs. The Saxon churches have a lot of Turkish rugs. Throughout the centuries, they were donated by the traders coming back home from Turkey as the thanks to god. |
The inside of the church. |
The inside of the church. |
The inside of the church. |
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| The inside of the church. |
The inside of the church. |
The inside of the church. |
The fortifications. The walls encircling the church had dwellings placed along all the walls. |
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| The dwellings. |
The dwellings. |
The dwellings. |
The dwellings. |
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| The dwellings. |
Description. |
Space between the dwellings and the walls. |
Space between the dwellings and the walls. |
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| Holes for throwing down boiling water, stones, etc. |
A hole for dropping other things (a toilet). |
Space between the dwellings and the walls. |
Space between the dwellings and the walls. |
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| Space between the dwellings and the walls. |
Space between the dwellings and the walls. |
Rotating wood log for closing the hole. |
Space between the dwellings and the walls. |
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| Space between the dwellings and the walls. |
The dwellings. |
The dwellings. |
The dwellings. |
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| The dwellings. |
The dwellings. |
The dwellings. |
The dwellings. |
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| Devices for squeezing grapes for wine. |
Devices for squeezing grapes for wine. |
Devices for squeezing grapes for wine. |
Devices for squeezing grapes for wine. |
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| Museum inside. |
Museum inside. |
Museum inside. |
Museum inside. |
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| Museum inside. |
Museum inside. |
Museum inside. |
Museum inside. |
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| Museum inside. |
Museum inside. |
Museum inside. |
Museum inside. |
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| Museum inside. |
Traditional clothes. |
Museum inside. |
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