Viscri is a Saxon village in Transylvania designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The construction of its fortified church began in 1100 AD. The village was officially named in 1400 and was known as Alba Ecclesia, meaning "White Church". Inside the church museum, traditional artifacts from the village such as textiles, pottery, and tools can be admired. The fortified church and its towers overlooking the village have been preserved through restoration efforts since 1999.
The village of Viscri, Weiskirich in the Saxon dialect, is located in the south-eastern part of Transylvania, about 8km (5mi) from the town of Bunesti, the last one been located on E60, 35km (22mi) from the famous Sighisoara.
Once you have passed by the town of Bunesti you’ll drive on a bad road flanked by the Transylvanian hills. It was built by the ethnic German Transylvanian Saxon community at a time when the area belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary. Initially Roman Catholic, it became Lutheran following the Reformation.
Viscri is a small village, with no more than 500 inhabitants, from which only about 27 are Saxons. People say that Viscri hide the most picturesque fortified church of the Saxons from Transylvania.
Unlike other Transylvanian fortified churches, Viscri was built around 1100 by the Szekler population and taken over by Saxon colonists in 1185. This explains why this unique gothic church displays a plain straight ceiling rather than a traditional vaulted one. In the 14th century, the eastern section was rebuilt and around 1525, the first fortification walls with towers were added.
Viscri is also known due to the great job in restoring done by the Mihai Eminescu Trust, the foundation patroned by The Prince of Wales. What is less known is that the work and the efforts of the foundation covers not only Viscri, but many other Saxon villages in Transylvania.
Do not miss the Museum of the Church which has many interesting objects. There are furniture and typical tools of ancient crafts. And the few original clothes reveal amazing, charming decoration.
Enjoy the view from the Tower. Looking all arround from the tower, you will see the tiled roofs of the village between the trees and all the natural surrounding.
The village of Viscri, Weiskirich in the Saxon dialect, is located in the south-eastern part of Transylvania, about 8km (5mi) from the town of Bunesti, the last one been located on E60, 35km (22mi) from the famous Sighisoara.
Once you have passed by the town of Bunesti you’ll drive on a bad road flanked by the Transylvanian hills. It was built by the ethnic German Transylvanian Saxon community at a time when the area belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary. Initially Roman Catholic, it became Lutheran following the Reformation.
Viscri is a small village, with no more than 500 inhabitants, from which only about 27 are Saxons. People say that Viscri hide the most picturesque fortified church of the Saxons from Transylvania.
Unlike other Transylvanian fortified churches, Viscri was built around 1100 by the Szekler population and taken over by Saxon colonists in 1185. This explains why this unique gothic church displays a plain straight ceiling rather than a traditional vaulted one. In the 14th century, the eastern section was rebuilt and around 1525, the first fortification walls with towers were added.
Viscri is also known due to the great job in restoring done by the Mihai Eminescu Trust, the foundation patroned by The Prince of Wales. What is less known is that the work and the efforts of the foundation covers not only Viscri, but many other Saxon villages in Transylvania.
Do not miss the Museum of the Church which has many interesting objects. There are furniture and typical tools of ancient crafts. And the few original clothes reveal amazing, charming decoration.
Enjoy the view from the Tower. Looking all arround from the tower, you will see the tiled roofs of the village between the trees and all the natural surrounding.
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1. The Village of Viscri
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2. Viscri is one of the most beautiful Saxon villages in
Transylvania, designated as a World Heritage Site
by UNESCO.
The construction of the fortified church in the
village center began in 1100 A.D., a fact confirmed
by the tombstone inscription in the cemetery that
surrounds the church. In 1185, Saxons colonized the
area settling in the south-east of Transylvania. The
Viscri settlement was officially named in 1400 – it
was given the Latin title of Alba Ecclesia, or “White
Church.”’
3. The church gave the village its name – as it was one of
the most impressive in all Transylvania. The first towers
were added around 1525. In the 18th century, a
defensive wall and a covered passageway were built. An
altar was added in 19th century with a painting as its
centerpiece – “The Blessing of the Children,” by
Rupean painter J. Paukratz.
4. Inside the church museum you can admire woven and
embroidered textiles, pottery, and handmade agricultural
tools, as well as traditional clothing and furniture. From
the fortification’s towers you can admire the village
scenery, with its hills and meadows, as well as the
authentic hand-tiled roofs of the houses and barns.
5. Many of the traditional buildings have been
salvaged and restored since 1999. The Mihai
Eminescu Trust has more than 300 projects in the
area – including paving the roads, providing school
transportation for the children, and supporting local
entrepreneurial development.
