Tartlau farm castle
The Bauernburg Tartlau is a farmer's castle and fortified church in Tartlau (Prejmer) in Transylvania .
The construction of the church in the center of the complex was probably started as early as 1218 by the Teutonic Order , which was expelled from the region in 1225. Construction continued under the Cistercian monastery of Kerz . A special feature of the inventory is the late Gothic winged altar from the middle of the 15th century.
The 12 to 14 meter high and on average 4.5 meter thick circular wall is characteristic of the entire complex . Their inner diameter is an average of 70 meters. To get into the castle, you have to negotiate a gate with a tunnel-like corridor 32 meters long. The inside of the curtain wall has numerous chambers on three to four levels, which can be reached through separate entrances via wooden stairs and catwalks. They served as a refuge for the farming families. The wall ends with the actual battlement with a gable roof , which is equipped with numerous loopholes and machicolation .
A bailey has been in front of the massive entrance gate, which was secured with oak gates and portcullis , since the 16th century . The entire complex was also protected by a moat that was backfilled in the 19th century.
See also
- Fortified church
- Fortified church
- List of places in Transylvania with a fortified church or fortified church
literature
- Hermann Fabini : The fortified churches of the Transylvanian Saxons . Sibiu 2013, p. 237f.
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Coordinates: 45 ° 43 ′ 19.2 " N , 25 ° 46 ′ 25.3" E