Kick-off of construction works in Curciu
For years, the Fortified Churches Foundation has been working intensively on concepts for expanding the use of historic churches and fortresses in order to open them up for the future. This year, the >>
Fröhliche Stimmung und besinnliche Momente in Holzmengen
Vorweihnachtliche Traditionen, lokale und regionale Handwerksprodukte, Weihnachtsmusik und eine fröhliche Stimmung haben den Weihnachtsmarkt in Holzmengen (Târg de Crăciun la Hosman) auch in seiner vierten Auflage zu einem unvergesslichen Adventserlebnis für Groß und >>
“Roof Program 2022”: Important interventions at fortified churches
One of the most important activity segments of the Fortified Churches Foundation of the Evangelical Church A. B. in Romania is the so-called roof program. Within the framework of this initiative, important and >>
Members of the German Bundestag visit fortified churches
Five representatives of the parliamentary group of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU) from the German Bundestag visited Bucharest, Brașov, Cincșor, Hosman and Sibiu from October 5 to >>
Apold Heritage Lab: Visitors day and round-trip
Since July 18, a summer school for professionals and future specialists in the field of monument preservation has been taking place at the Apold fortified church: the Apold Heritage Lab. The participants come >>
Second spring for Vingard
The construction site at the Lutheran church of Vingard, which started in March, was successfully completed in May. During a church service on the occasion of the handover, new perspectives opened up for >>
Mobile app for discovering the fascinating landscape of fortified churches in Transylvania
Experience Fortified Churches / Descoperă Biserici Fortificate / Kirchenburgen Entdecken, the official app of the Fortified Churches Foundation, is an interactive tool to discover and experience the rich cultural heritage of Transylvania’s fortified >>
Ormeniș: Renovation of the fortified church has begun
Already at the end of March the construction site at the fortified church of Ormeniș (church district of Sighișoara) was opened. Now, on April 5, 2022, a detailed inspection took place on site >>
Rescue for Vingard begins
At the baptismal font of the Lutheran church of Vingard (church district of Sebeș), the first stone was laid on March 7, 2022 to save the sacred architectural jewel. Representatives of the District >>
Bruiu: Further steps towards rescue
On March 4, 2022, the official opening of the construction site on the southeast bastion of the Bruiu fortified church took place. The Fortified Churches Foundation, the Sibiu Church District and the Cârța >>
Human suffering and threatened cultural heritage
Nothing about war is as terrible as the human tragedies caused by the outbreak of violence. Vladimir Putin’s assault on Ukraine in recent days has already left several thousand dead and injured. Hundreds >>
Insights into the collaboration with Tudor Pavelescu and his team at Modul 28
(Sibiu, February 2022) Fortified Churches Foundation (FCF): Historic buildings have played an important role in your portfolio since the beginning of your work in the field of architecture. Can you tell us where >>
Weihnachtsmarkt in Holzmengen
Wir laden Euch herzlich zum diesjährigen Weihnachtsmarkt in Holzmengen ein! Wir erwarten Euch am Samstag, den 18. Dezember von 15 bis 20 Uhr mit einem schönen und vielfältigen Programm, tollen Produkten aus dem >>
Fortified churches represented at the first Ecotourism Fair of Sibiu County
The first Ecotourism Fair, organized last weekend by Sibiu County in the pavilion of the Astra Multicultural Museum in Sibiu within the framework of the Wandering Years (Anii Drumeției) program, showed the interested >>
New edition in three languages
Already four years ago, the Fortified Churches Foundation published the booklet “Churches and Fortifications in Transylvania” with short descriptions of selected buildings, which is extremely popular among Transylvanian travelers. Now, the product is >>
Volunteer professionals preserve Transylvanian cultural heritage
In Movile and Hosman this August and September, young professionals from different fields restored outbuildings of the fortified churches. The work stays were coordinated through the organization European Heritage Volunteers. Young experts from >>
Church of Hetiur near Sighișoara to be rescued
The dean of the district of Sighișoara, Dr. Bruno Fröhlich, the building and monument preservation experts of the Fortified Churches Foundation, Ecaterina Gál and Sebastian Bethge, as well as Mr. Alfred Back from >>
Planned works on murals force roof repair
At the end of June 2021, the representatives of the Mediasch Church District, the Fortified Churches Foundation, architect Alina Curea and the companies involved in the project met at the Church of Șmig >>
Opening of the construction site at the fortified church of Șoarș
On an extremely sunny and hot 23 June 2021, representatives of the Evangelical Church, the Romanian cultural authorities and experts from the building industry met on site at the Church of St James >>
Call for donations – Fortified Church in Alțâna
After the collapse of the vault above the central nave of the fortified church of Alzen the first inventories have begun. The impressions are sad and shocking, but the situation is by no >>
Securing work in Ruși completed
For the team of the Fortified Churches Foundation, “Corona-times” do not mean a standstill at all: construction work was on the schedule in the past months. In the parish of Ruși (church district >>
Invitation to the digital travelling exhibition of fortified churches
Since a few weeks, the touring exhibition of the Fortified Churches Foundation can also be viewed online. This was made possible by a grant from the Bavarian State Ministry for Family, Labor and >>
Panel discussion on the future of fortified churches
A panel discussion on the future prospects of the Transylvanian Saxon fortified churches took place on 11 February at the Romanian Embassy in Berlin. The occasion was the conclusion of a project to >>
Parteneriat cu Asociația European Heritage Volunteers
Pe 11 februarie 2020, Fundația Biserici Fortificate împreună cu Biserica Evanghelică C.A. din România a încheiat un parteneriat de colaborare cu organizația non-guvernamentală European HeritageVolunteers. Documentul a fost semnat la Ambasada României de >>
Roof of the church in Daia saved
The church building including the fortification and bell tower in Daia (church district of Sighisoara) has been the focus of the Fortified Churches Foundation for many years. With the support of the “Ambassador’s >>
Germany promotes the preservation of the landscape of fortified churches
The Fortified Churches Foundation, the leading and coordinating office of the Evangelical Church A. C. in Romania (ECR) for the preservation and sustainable use of the fortified church landscape, receives a special grant >>
Registration for our summer school 2019 HANDS ON CONSERVATION II is now open!
HANDS ON CONSERVATION II is a workshop for traditional carpentry, focussing on introducing and training the participants in traditional crafts techniques and materials, at the fortified church of Pelisor, Sibiu county. The Fortified >>
Exemplary work of the “HOG Holzmengen” at the fortified church
In the five days from 1 April, the HOG Holzmengen (community of emigrated Saxons) was very hard-working – some important measures were taken in and around the fortified church. The results are really >>
Minister of State Prof. Monika Grütters visits Transylvania
Monika Grütters, Commissioner of the German Federal Government for Culture and the Media (BKM), visited the Evangelical Church A. B. in Romania and the Transylvanian fortified church landscape on 15 April. The visit >>
Around 150 visitors at the panel discussion in Berlin
The announcement of the Fortified Churches Foundation to organise an event from the series KirchenburgenGespräch on Tour (fortified churches panel discussion abroad) for the first time aroused great public interest. On 8 March >>