Fortified Church
ValchidThe today church was built in the 14th century in the form of a buttress-supported hall church with a choir apse. The choir was ribbed-vaulted at beginning of the 16th century. The interior of the nave is today dominated by the classicist barrel vault, while the choir has preserved the stave vault from 1507. Unlike other fortified churches, four of the defence towers were built in the middle of each linear section of the wall. The gate tower in the east is groined-vaulted and was provided with a portcullis. With its massive 2.7m-thick walls, it functions both as a bell tower and as a keep. Today, the enclosing wall measures 5-7m; originally it was 10m high.
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Fortified Church
ValchidThe today church was built in the 14th century in the form of a buttress-supported hall church with a choir apse. The choir was ribbed-vaulted at beginning of the 16th century. The interior of the nave is today dominated by the classicist barrel vault, while the choir has preserved the stave vault from 1507. Unlike other fortified churches, four of the defence towers were built in the middle of each linear section of the wall. The gate tower in the east is groined-vaulted and was provided with a portcullis. With its massive 2.7m-thick walls, it functions both as a bell tower and as a keep. Today, the enclosing wall measures 5-7m; originally it was 10m high.
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The west portal was built in 1441, which can be read on a shield of the portal. The stone surround ends in a high keel arch crowned by a finial. The portal is flanked by two pillars ending in pinnacles with finials.
The classical altar was made in 1809-1811. The center panel shows the transfiguration of Jesus. It is flanked by two Corinthian columns. Organ and altar form a unit.
The classical wooden baptismal font was created at the beginning of the 19th century.
Today's organ was built by the organ builder S. Mätz above the altar. It has two manuals and 12 registers.
Today's fortifications were built at the end of the 15th and beginning of the 16th century. The church is surrounded by a ring, which in plan has the shape of an irregular quadrilateral. The bell tower is to the east of the church. It is also a gate tower and keep. The massive walls measure 2.7 m. The gutters of the original portcullis have been preserved. The ring wall was originally 10 m high. Today it measures 5-7 m. It is reinforced by five protruding stone towers, four of which are still standing. A small tower is erected over a pedestrian entrance to the south-west of the castle. It bears the inscription "Enter by the narrow gate, for the gate is narrow and the way is strait that leads to life." The tower had a drawbridge. The west tower has five floors and has loopholes The north tower also has five floors.
| 1300-1400 | Construction of a Gothic hall church. |
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| 1317 | The village is first mentioned under the name "Waldhyd" in a border dispute with the neighboring village. |
| 1359 | Count Nikolaus and the elders of Valchid take part in the meeting of the Medias see. |
| 1390 | The Pope grants an indulgence to visitors to the parish church of the Apostle Andreas in Valchid. |
| 1500 | Today's fortifications of the fortified church were built around the year 1500 |
| 1515 | New demarcation between Valchid and Hoghilag, which is unfavorable for Valchid. |
| 1554 | The people of Valchid obtain from King Ferdinand the cancellation of the fine imposed in 1515 and the resumption of the trial. They present various forged documents. |
| 1605 | Village and church are plundered by Szekler troops. |
| 1794 | A fire destroys the whole village. |
| 1895 | Since the community lives almost exclusively from viticulture, the appearance of phylloxera causes a sudden impoverishment, so that many residents emigrate to the USA. The population falls to less than half. |
| 1916 | The south tower is destroyed by an earthquake. The ribbed vault of the sacristy also collapses and is replaced by a wooden ceiling. |
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