Fortified Church Dumitra

The old church is mentioned in a document in 1447 as St. John's Church. In the 19th century it is in a ruinous condition, so in 1895-1899 a new towerless hall church in neo-Gothic style is built. Cross springers resting on three pairs of pillars support a barrel vault with penetrations; the hall church has lateral galleries. Since 1967, this church has been in the possession of the Romanian Orthodox community. Of the old defensive structure around the medieval church only a massive gate tower has been preserved. It was built of stone at the end of 15th century. The tower corners and the framing of the gate, of the doors and of the windows are made of quarry stone. The portcullis grooves are still extant. The year 1488 is engraved on the keystone over the main gate and the year 1742 on a belfry beam. The four-storey tower has a plank-lined, hip-roofed wall-walk.