Fortified Church Alțâna

The fortified church stands on a hill northwest of the village. In the center of the village, a Romanesque basilica with five bays and a choir loft was built in the 13th century. The square columns have profiled bases and capitals. The nave received a late Gothic reticulated vault in the 15th century. Today, only the barrel vault with openings is preserved, the ribs are only indicated on the reveal. The choir was extended to the east at the beginning of the 16th century and finished with a polygonal apse. The church is surrounded by an oval enclosure covering a large area. Parts of the wall and storerooms were demolished in the 20th century. In the Middle Ages there was the noble house of the Comites of Alţâna. Members of this noble house were royal magistrates in Nocrich and representatives of the Seven Chairs on numerous occasions.