2022-05-19 16h26 Noistat
The fortified church of Noiștat is a Lutheran church in the village of Noiștat, Iacobeni commune, Sibiu county. The original church was built at the end of the 12th century, then rebuilt between 1856 and 1858.
The massive, well-preserved tower was built in stone in the 14th-15th centuries and modified around 1500, acquiring, in addition to the religious function, a defense function with the machicolations and the gun embrasures still visible.
The fortification which surrounded the church and which, according to written reports, protected in 1494 the inhabitants of the neighboring villages, was almost entirely destroyed in 1860. Today, parts of the surrounding wall are still visible to the south of the church.
2022-05-19 16h26 Noistat
The fortified church of Noiștat is a Lutheran church in the village of Noiștat, Iacobeni commune, Sibiu county. The original church was built at the end of the 12th century, then rebuilt between 1856 and 1858.
The massive, well-preserved tower was built in stone in the 14th-15th centuries and modified around 1500, acquiring, in addition to the religious function, a defense function with the machicolations and the gun embrasures still visible.
The fortification which surrounded the church and which, according to written reports, protected in 1494 the inhabitants of the neighboring villages, was almost entirely destroyed in 1860. Today, parts of the surrounding wall are still visible to the south of the church.