{"id":22209,"date":"2025-12-16T09:01:54","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T09:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kirchenburgen.org\/?p=22209"},"modified":"2025-12-16T09:02:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T09:02:11","slug":"emergency-intervention-on-the-roof-of-the-fortified-church-in-copsa-mare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kirchenburgen.org\/en\/emergency-intervention-on-the-roof-of-the-fortified-church-in-copsa-mare\/","title":{"rendered":"Emergency Intervention on the Roof of the Fortified Church in Cop\u0219a Mare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The fortified church in <strong data-start=\"106\" data-end=\"120\">Cop\u0219a Mare<\/strong> has been managed, maintained, and gradually restored for many years by the German association <strong data-start=\"215\" data-end=\"240\">Pro Gro\u00df Kopisch e.V.<\/strong>. The <strong data-start=\"246\" data-end=\"279\">Fortified Churches Foundation<\/strong> has been involved in the conservation of the site since 2017, carrying out smaller construction works and safety interventions. In the spring of 2025, thanks to donations, it was possible to carry out an <strong data-start=\"484\" data-end=\"548\">emergency measure at the supporting wall of the church tower<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"553\" data-end=\"916\">Over the course of 2025, the condition of the nave roof covering deteriorated significantly, particularly on the south side. The purpose of the recently carried-out emergency intervention was to <strong data-start=\"748\" data-end=\"833\">repair acute damage and prevent the ingress of rainwater before the winter season<\/strong>. These works mark the <strong data-start=\"856\" data-end=\"913\">completion of the construction interventions for 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"918\" data-end=\"1503\">Thanks to the long-term commitment of <strong data-start=\"956\" data-end=\"981\">Pro Gro\u00df Kopisch e.V.<\/strong> and the initiative of <strong data-start=\"1004\" data-end=\"1022\">Sabine Reither<\/strong>, the fortified church is, overall, in a well-maintained condition. The load-bearing structure of the nave and choir roof is made of high-quality oak timber, dating from the late 15th to early 16th century, representing a historically significant example of construction techniques. Despite a safety intervention carried out in 2018, the nave roof again shows deterioration in the covering, battens, and some structural details, making a more comprehensive restoration necessary.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1505\" data-end=\"1539\">Emergency Measures Carried Out<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1541\" data-end=\"1656\">During the recent works, carried out under difficult access conditions, the following interventions were completed:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"1660\" data-end=\"1828\">Replacement of approximately <strong data-start=\"1689\" data-end=\"1726\">250 missing or damaged roof tiles<\/strong> at over 30 affected locations on the central nave, side naves, and the annex of the south entrance;<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1831\" data-end=\"1990\"><strong data-start=\"1831\" data-end=\"1867\">Securing and repairing the ridge<\/strong> of the central nave over a length of approximately 2.5 meters, including replacement of damaged ridge tiles and battens;<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1993\" data-end=\"2040\">Partial replacement of weakened roof battens;<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2043\" data-end=\"2160\">Cleaning and safety measures in the attic, along the defensive walkway, in the church tower, and in the churchyard;<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2163\" data-end=\"2241\">Sorting and proper storage of reusable tiles for future rapid interventions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2243\" data-end=\"2494\">The works were carried out by the <strong data-start=\"2277\" data-end=\"2310\">Fortified Churches Foundation<\/strong>. The intervention was <strong data-start=\"2333\" data-end=\"2386\">fully financed by Pro Gro\u00df Kopisch e.V. (Germany)<\/strong>, which has long taken responsibility for the fortified church and continuously supports its preservation.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2243\" data-end=\"2494\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kirchenburgen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Grosskopisch_Notprogramm-1024x576.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-22201\" src=\"https:\/\/kirchenburgen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Grosskopisch_Notprogramm-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirchenburgen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Grosskopisch_Notprogramm-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/kirchenburgen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Grosskopisch_Notprogramm-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/kirchenburgen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Grosskopisch_Notprogramm-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/kirchenburgen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Grosskopisch_Notprogramm-1110x624.png 1110w, https:\/\/kirchenburgen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Grosskopisch_Notprogramm-528x297.png 528w, https:\/\/kirchenburgen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Grosskopisch_Notprogramm.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The fortified church in Cop\u0219a Mare has been managed, maintained, and gradually restored for many years by the German association Pro Gro\u00df Kopisch e.V.. The Fortified Churches Foundation has been involved in the conservation of the site since 2017, carrying out smaller construction works and safety interventions. In the spring of 2025, thanks to donations, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":22204,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-22209","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-events","8":"czr-hentry"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kirchenburgen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kirchenburgen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kirchenburgen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kirchenburgen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kirchenburgen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22209"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/kirchenburgen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22209\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22211,"href":"https:\/\/kirchenburgen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22209\/revisions\/22211"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kirchenburgen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kirchenburgen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kirchenburgen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kirchenburgen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}