Fortified Church Tărpiu

On the north side of the nave is a late Gothic stone pulpit. The pulpit base is an inverted pyramid. The pulpit parapet consists of four panels decorated with plant ornaments (delicate twigs and leaves, stylized finials, vegetation), stavework, pointed arch motifs, rosettes and a crucifixion with three female figures. The wrought iron banister was created in 1904.

A rectangular sacramental niche is embedded in the north wall of the chancel. The two columns flanking the tabernacle rise above a profiled sole. They have twisted bases and chalice capitals. The columns end in pinnacles, between which a keel arch is attached to the wall. Above the rectangular lintel is the year 1504. In the tympanum above the tabernacle is a depiction of Jesus as the Man of Sorrows, pointing to his wounds.

The five stone door surrounds have late Gothic or Renaissance embossing. The west portal has a pointed arch with finial and lateral vine decoration, in the apex of the pointed arch there is a coat of arms shield. The north and south portals have Renaissance surrounds. There are also stone details in the sacristy, a round-arched niche and a rectangular niche.

At a distance of 10 m to the north of the church stands the bell and gate tower. The gate entrance on the ground floor used to have a portcullis, of which the gutters are still visible today. The last floor of the tower is formed by an uncurtained battlement. In the floor below the battlement, which is characterized by a cornice with small brackets in the facades, the clockwork was housed. The other two floors above the gateway have keyhole embrasures. On the west side of the tower is a walled stone doorway with a pointed arch and chamfered profile, indicating the exit to the battlements. On the northwest corner of the tower, at a height of about 6 meters, there is a stone relief depicting a lion. On the southeast corner, at about the same height, is the date 1481.