Kirchenburgen 1.2
Free Version
Publisher Description
The landscape of fortified churches in Transylvania.
Transylvania is famous for its over 150 legendary fortified churches. Originated in the late Middle Ages they suffered modifications and were enlarged over the centuries. Since then and until our times they stay as the landmark of almost every village. In Transylvania these medieval fortifications are to be found in a unique density, diversity and preserved in the historical shape.
Starting with the 13th Century the churches were prepared to serve their new defence role. At that time Transylvania was a border area, struggling between Hungarian and Ottoman influence. The limited resources of the villages were not sufficient to protect the whole settlements. This is why the churches, which were massive and strong constructions, were fortified with defensive structures and transformed into church castles. During raids the populations of the villages found protection behind the strong walls and tried to fend off the attackers. In addition, valuable goods were stored in outbuildings within the fortifications to protect them from looters.
The fortified churches of Transylvania highly vary as built areas. While some of the strong, real fortresses resemble, many other churches received only simple defense systems due to the limited resources in their villages.
The Saxon fortified churches in Transylvania belong to the Evangelic Church of Augustan Confession in Romania. Along centuries they have been the center of the cultural and religious life of the German minority.
Today the church towers still offer fabulous views of traditional villages and the surrounding hills. Often on the horizon the towers of the next castle are already visible.
Follow in the footsteps of medieval defence architecture and discover the many treasures of the large and small Transylvanian fortified church landscape. We have prepared for you a tour through 100 fortified churches, just to give you a foretaste of the rest of 50. You are invited to discover together with the castles the traditional Transylvanian surrounding villages that create a unique historic landscape in a charming natural environment.
This app was produced with the help of subsidies from the Commissioner for Culture and Media of the German Federal Government in cooperation with the Berlin University of Technology and the Consistory Superior of the Evangelic Church A.C. in Romania through its Coordination Office for Fortified Churches.
More details on: www.kirchenburgen.org
About Kirchenburgen
Kirchenburgen is a free app for Android published in the Recreation list of apps, part of Home & Hobby.
The company that develops Kirchenburgen is Leitstelle Kirchenburgen. The latest version released by its developer is 1.2. This app was rated by 1 users of our site and has an average rating of 5.0.
To install Kirchenburgen on your Android device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2013-07-18 and was downloaded 5 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the Kirchenburgen as malware as malware if the download link to com.denksoft.app.churches is broken.
How to install Kirchenburgen on your Android device:
- Click on the Continue To App button on our website. This will redirect you to Google Play.
- Once the Kirchenburgen is shown in the Google Play listing of your Android device, you can start its download and installation. Tap on the Install button located below the search bar and to the right of the app icon.
- A pop-up window with the permissions required by Kirchenburgen will be shown. Click on Accept to continue the process.
- Kirchenburgen will be downloaded onto your device, displaying a progress. Once the download completes, the installation will start and you'll get a notification after the installation is finished.
