Chirpăr

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Chirpăr
Commune
Chirpăr
Coordinates: 45°54′N 24°36′E / 45.900°N 24.600°E / 45.900; 24.600
Country  Romania
County Sibiu County
Population (2002)[1] 1,483
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Fortified church of Chirpăr

Chirpăr (German: Kirchberg; Hungarian: Kürpöd) is a commune located in Sibiu County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Chirpăr, Săsăuş (Sachsenhausen; Szászház), Vărd (Werd; Vérd) and Veseud (Zied; Vessződ). Chirpăr and Veseud villages have fortified churches.

Architecture

The village church was erected by the local Transylvanian Saxon community in the 12th century. It was initially built as a Romanesque basilica, made of stone.

Coordinates: 45°54′N 24°36′E / 45.900°N 24.600°E / 45.900; 24.600

References

  1. Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 1, 2010
  • Augustin Ioan, Hanna Derer. The Fortified Churches of the Transylvanian Saxons. Noi Media Print, 2004
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