{"id":7684,"date":"2017-05-10T07:14:15","date_gmt":"2017-05-10T07:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kirchenburgen.org\/en\/magarei-erste-gefahr-gebannt\/"},"modified":"2018-06-19T12:47:29","modified_gmt":"2018-06-19T12:47:29","slug":"magarei-erste-gefahr-gebannt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kirchenburgen.org\/en\/magarei-erste-gefahr-gebannt\/","title":{"rendered":"Peli\u0219or – first danger averted"},"content":{"rendered":"

On 3 May 2017 the first emergency measures were carried out at the fortified church of Peli\u0219or. It is located 22km south of Media\u0219, in a side valley. For a long time no more worship services have been celebrated here and regular care could not be guaranteed until now. Thus the ravages of time have taken hold quickly: a heavily damaged church roof, broken rain gutters, a collapsed staircase to the gate tower, wild growth everyw\"\"<\/a>here and three large ash trees that grew almost out of the ring wall. They also threatened to fall on the church.\u00a0 These have now been cut down in a first action by tree specialists. Furthermore, the lime trees and pines at the staircase access gate have been cut.<\/p>\n

These measures are part of a long-term joint project of the Fortified Churches Foundation and the Foundation Patrimonium Saxonicum<\/a><\/em>, under the direction of the experienced architect Dr. Hermann Fabini.<\/p>\n

With joint forces, the fortified church of Peli\u0219or is to be saved from further decay and carefully restored.\u00a0 The following further measures are planned for this year:<\/p>\n