Showing posts with label fortress. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fortress. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Belin (Blumendorf, Boellen, Bölön, Kisbölön, Középbölön, Nagybölön)

The first church built here probably dates back to the XIIIth-XIVth centuries, but after a devastating earthquake the church was rebuilt around 1895. The pastor of the time had traveled a bit and the new church bears the influence of the places he traveled through. All that is left of the old fortress are the walls.




























Sunday, August 16, 2009

Slimnic (Stolzenburg)

The first walls of the fortress were built in the 12th century, at the time of the great Tatar invasion, out of uncut stone. In the 15th century the walls were rebuilt out of red brick. The walls of the church are located on the Northern side of the fortress.













Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Rasnov (Rosenau)

The fortress was built by Teutonic Knights and strenghthened by the people of the area to defend from Tartars. It is first mentioned in documents from 1331. Along with Brasov (Kronstadt), they were the only fotresses to resist the great Tartar invasion.