Name: Cisnădioara Fortified Church (Michelsberg Fortified Church)
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Location: Sibiu, Romania

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1. View of Sibiu loop from Centru

12.2km

03:22

210m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Hiking loop from Centru

7.95km

02:09

110m

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Niklas 🥾🚲🛶🛼😀

September 7, 2022

The Michael Church was built shortly after 1200 and is therefore the oldest Romanesque church in Transylvania. In the period from 1204 to 1233, the area around the Michelsberg with the associated church was handed over by the Probstei Hermannstadt (Sibiu) in exchange for the area of Probstdorf (Stejeris) to King Andreas II. He gave the newly acquired land including the church to the Walloon clergyman Magister Gocelinus. This in turn left the area in 1223 to the Abbey of Kerz (Carta). The place Michelsberg was first mentioned in 1322, the church in 1223.

The construction of the castle began around 1200 and ended in 1280. A square residential tower stood free in the east, the foundations of which were uncovered in 1964 and 1966. Around 1450 the castle was strengthened and a new gate tower was built. In 1850 there were still large, round stones on the ring wall, which used to be rolled down on attackers.

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Cisnădioara Fortified Church (Michelsberg Fortified Church)

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