Fortified Church Agnita

The small town is since the 15th century an oppidum i.e. a small market town with the right to its own jurisdiction. A three-aisled Romanesque Basilica with a tower was built in the first half of the 13th century. The church dedicated to Saint Agnes underwent certain alteration works in the first quarter of the 16th century, the aisles were raised, and the church acquired the appearance of a hall church. A buttress-and-arch-supported defence floor with loopholes was built above the choir. The west tower, called the Potters’ Tower, was also raised and provided with a timber-parapeted defence floor. Large sections of the defence structures and the surmounted choir were demolished at the end of 19th century. There are four towers still standing at present: a gate tower, the Blacksmiths Tower, the Dressmakers Tower and the Shoemakers Tower.