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St. Andrew Fortified Church in Hammersdorf (Szenterzsébet, Gușterița)

Biserica Sfântul Andrei
St. Andrew Fortified Church in Hammersdorf (Szenterzsébet, Gușterița)
Biserica Sfântul Andrei
Hammersdorf, ev Kirche v SO, 5
Renardo la vulpo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Original function:
church
Current function:
church
Church:
Lutheran
Settlement:
Nagyszeben, Sibiu
Address:
Szenterzsébet, Hammersdorf, Strada Maior Octavian Niță 36
Historical Hungarian county:
Szeben
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
45.8107684309, 24.1819090794
Google map:
Google

History

Originally a three-nave Romanesque basilica built in the early 13th century. At the end of the 15th century, it underwent a major Gothic rebuilding. It was severely damaged during the Tatar raids of 1658 and 1661. The bell tower was built in 1742. The enclosure wall and the Gothic chapel within it date from the 16th century, but probably have Romanesque foundations.

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