Fortified Church
GuşteriţaA short Romanesque basilica with a west tower was built at the beginning of 13th century, of which only the square pillars, the cross vaults of the aisles, the southern apsidiole and fragments of the south and of the north portals are extant. The church was rebuilt in Gothic style at the end of 15th century. The east apse got a 5/8 termination in the upper part, the choir was covered with a brick-ribbed cross vault. Gothic lancet windows were built into the walls. The chancel arch, too, got a pointed arch. A defence storey was built above the choir. A groin vault with penetrations and cross springers covers the nave at present.
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Fortified Church
GuşteriţaA short Romanesque basilica with a west tower was built at the beginning of 13th century, of which only the square pillars, the cross vaults of the aisles, the southern apsidiole and fragments of the south and of the north portals are extant. The church was rebuilt in Gothic style at the end of 15th century. The east apse got a 5/8 termination in the upper part, the choir was covered with a brick-ribbed cross vault. Gothic lancet windows were built into the walls. The chancel arch, too, got a pointed arch. A defence storey was built above the choir. A groin vault with penetrations and cross springers covers the nave at present.
Monika Tibori +40/727/852/262
The 1776 Baroque altar is on display in the Museum of Transylvania in Cluj; in the church stands a neo-Gothic altar dated to 1898. The central picture shows the blessing of children. Gothic ornaments, columns, pinnacles, finials and tracery surround the image.
The 1792 organ with its late-Baroque front case mark the church interior. The organ has manual, pedal and 16 stops
The church and chapel are surrounded by an oval ring, built of stone and brick. The oval shape indicates a considerable age.
The pews in the choir and nave are dated 1677, 1712, 1746, 1765, 1796 and 1806.
Southeast of the church, inside the circular wall, there is a Gothic chapel with buttresses and 5/8 chancel end, it had a double portal. At present it is converted into a dwelling.
A sedilia and a sacramental niche decorated in Gothic style date from around 1500.
| 1200-1250 | Construction of a three-aisled pillar arcade basilica, of which the walls of the side aisles, the square pillars, the cross vaults of the side aisles, the southern apsidiole, the remains of the two portals in the south and north and the walls of the choir square have been preserved. |
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| 1309 | First documented mention of "Johannes Plebanus in villa Humberti" is called as a witness in the tithe trial against the bishop of Weißenburg. |
| 1342 | Representatives of the place take part in the Sibiu chair meeting. This shows that the place was a free community of the Sibiu see. |
| 1494 | On the occasion of the stay of the Hungarian King Wladislaus II in Sibiu, 51 buckets of oats, 74 chickens, 200 eggs, 12 ducks, as well as onions and cabbage are bought in Gușterița. |
| 1600 | The troops of the imperial general Basta burn the village. |
| 1658 | Turks and Romanian camp in Gușterița. Village and church suffer damage. |
| 1661 | Turkish troops under Ali Pasha cause great devastation in Gușterița. The church is also destroyed. |
| 1662 | Reconstruction of the destroyed church. |
| 1690 | The village is burned down by Tököli troops. |
| 1705 | Plundering by kurucs. |
| 1710-1711 | 132 people die from the plague. |
| 1710-1711 | The houses of the Saxons are all made of stone. |
| 1738 | Plague epidemic |
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