Name: Fortified church in Barcut
Address: West of the village center., Barcut, Romania
Telephone: +40/721/130 540

Fortified church in Barcut

Fortified Church

Barcut

The original church was built in the 14th century, and then fortified around 1500. That was when the bell tower / donjon was built. In 1845, the church was demolished except for the bell tower / donjon. The reason for that, was likely a large village fire earlier in the century.

Visitation contact:

Tache +40/721/130 540

Altar

The altar is in baroque style and was crafted in the years 1766 and 1767. It shows Jesus Christ on the cross. It was manufactured by Johann Folbarth.

Pulpit

The baroque pulpit as well was built by Johann Folbarth in 1792.

The organ in the fortified church in Barcut.

Church organ

In 1765 Organ builder Johann Raab from Brasov builds the magnificent organ for the church, that is still in use, and thrones above the middleship today. It has 22 registers and two manuals.

Bells

The bell is from before the reformation, and has a Latin inscription. It is over 500 years old.

History

1206	First mention as "villa Baramcuth".
1400	Barcut becomes part of the Schenker's chapter.
1488	Barcut is home to 50 families, a school, a mill and 3 shepherds.
1532	It counts some 80 families now, which makes it third biggest in the near region, behind Agnita and Iacobeni.
1547	The church is raided by hostile troops.
1772	A large fire devastates Barcut, barely any house survives.
1810	Another fire plagues the village.
1912	Construction of a community center on the "Steinhöhe" (stone hill).

Fortified church in Barcut

Fortified church in Barcut

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Altar

Pulpit

Church organ

Bells

History

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