Name: Fortified church Daia
Address: On the hill in the village center, Daia, Romania
Telephone: +40 (0) 269 584 325

Fortified church Daia

Fortified Churches

Daia

It is a towerless basilica with three naves. The choir dates back to the 15th century and the interior decoration, altar, ceiling and organ are Baroque. Inside the church hall there are numerous testimonies of the last centuries and the eventful history of the Transylvanian Saxons in Thalheim / Daia. The bell tower has loopholes and may date back to the 13th century. The interior of the castle is used as a cemetery.

Visitation contact:

Hopprich Johann +40 (0) 269 584 325

Altar

The baroque altar thrones on a stone table. It is dated to 1797. The central picture - the Crucified with Mary and John - is a work of the Sibiu painter Martin Stock. It is flanked by two Corinthian columns. Above the cranked cornice is a medallion surrounded by tendrils and foliage.

The organ in the fortified church of Daia

The church organ

The mechanical organ was built around 1800 by Johannes Hahn . It has a manual and 8 registers.

The bells

In 1868 the large bell was recast by Josef Gräf. There are currently two bells from 1926.

The pulpit

The baroque pulpit lid bears the year 1796. Above a classic cornice with a frieze of tendrils is the structure richly decorated with angel heads, volutes and tendrils. The handrail to the pulpit has a wrought iron panel with baroque motifs and the monogram J.V.

The ring wall

The church is surrounded by a simple ring wall with an oval ground plan. The castle area is used as a graveyard.

History

1150-1200	The village is founded. The fortified churc was built shortly after the village is founded as a place of worship for the citizens.
1200 - 1300	The construction of the churc begins, which is actually a three-aisled Romanesque towerless basilica. The enclosing wall, the arched arcades and the walled-up west portal have been preserved from the original building.
1327	The first documented mention takes place. Pastor Peter of "Talheim" (Daia) is a member of the Sibiu chapter assembly. This mention confirms that the church, at that time, is an important religious centre for the people.
1488	14 Families and 3 poor people live in Daia.
1500	The chancel receives its polygonal conclusion and the groined vault with lunettes. A simple niche for sacraments and remains of wall paintings, lancet windows in the aisles and buttresses on the choir, aisles and west facade date from this period.
1506	Mercenaries are paid from the treasury of the Sibiu province to pursue those who have robbed in Daia.
1572	There are 32 families in Daia
1586	During the plague in the city the conference of the Saxon National University is held outside in the village of Daia.
1698	The whole village burns down.
1719	During a plague epidemic, 104 people in Daia die.
1721	The village consists mostly of wooden houses. A gabled house in the village bears the year 1595.

Fortified church Daia

Fortified church Daia

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Altar

The church organ

The bells

The pulpit

The ring wall

History

Places in the surroundings