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St. Nicholas Lutheran Castle Church

Biserica din Deal (Sf. Nicolae)
St. Nicholas Lutheran Castle Church
Biserica din Deal (Sf. Nicolae)
Biserica din deal din Sighisoara4
Cezar Suceveanu, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Original function:
church
Current function:
church
Church:
Lutheran
Settlement:
Segesvár, Sighișoara
Historical Hungarian county:
Nagy-Küküllő
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
46.217655719, 24.7905114038
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History

The church (Bergkirche) was built by the Dominicans in the 13th century, but in the middle of the 14th century the Saxons started to build a new Gothic church in the place of the old Romanesque church. In 1345 the church, which was under construction, was mentioned in a charter of King Louis I of Hungary (Louis the Great). The nave was completed in 1429 and the tower was added in 1463. The paintings in the sanctuary and the triumphal arch date from 1488 and are the work of Master Bálint. The wing altar of St. Martin dates from 1520. Its 16th century Renaissance furnishings are the work of Johannes Reychmuth. It was awarded the Europa Nostra Prize for its restoration and strengthening of the supporting structure between 1991 and 1999.

Source:  muemlekem.hu
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