Fortified Churches
Nou SasescNetuș was a free village in the Sighişoara Chair. A Gothic hall church dedicated to Saint Nicholas was built in the 14th century; it had a small choir with a 5/8 apse and a west tower. In a second construction phase at the end of 15th century, the hall was covered by a Late-Gothic ribbed star vault. A massive tower standing on a two-meter-thick fundament was built above the choir. There are valuable pieces of Gothic architectural sculptures in the choir, such as: consoles, vault ribs, keystones, a sacrament niche and doorframes. The west tower was demolished in 1860 and a polygonal west choir was erected by master builder Rudolf Neuendorf from Sighişoara.
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Fortified Churches
Nou SasescNetuș was a free village in the Sighişoara Chair. A Gothic hall church dedicated to Saint Nicholas was built in the 14th century; it had a small choir with a 5/8 apse and a west tower. In a second construction phase at the end of 15th century, the hall was covered by a Late-Gothic ribbed star vault. A massive tower standing on a two-meter-thick fundament was built above the choir. There are valuable pieces of Gothic architectural sculptures in the choir, such as: consoles, vault ribs, keystones, a sacrament niche and doorframes. The west tower was demolished in 1860 and a polygonal west choir was erected by master builder Rudolf Neuendorf from Sighişoara.
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Numerous Gothic details have been preserved in the choir, windows with tracery, consoles, vault ribs, a keystone, a sacramental niche with quatrefoil tracery.
Altar and pulpit form a unit, Neuts has a walk-in altar created by Johann Folbarth in 1770. In the center of the altar is the pulpit basket, behind which stands a crucifix. To the right and left of it are Corinthian columns and baroque decoration. Above is a picture of the Resurrection, flanked by baroque decoration, above everything we see the eye of God.
The church is surrounded by a polygonal curtain wall, parts of it can be seen still today. In the south of the church is the gate tower, which has a barrel-vaulted entrance on the ground floor. The tower was protected by a portcullis. There are some grain chests on the upper floors of the tower.
| 1300 - 1400 | Construction of a Gothic hall church, from which a lot of details can be seen until today. |
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| 1309 | First documented mention of Netuș. Among the six pastors of the Kisder chapter is also pastor Jacobus from Netus. They are mentioned in connection with the tithing process of several Saxon chapters against the bishop of Alba Iulia. |
| 1448 | An indulgence is granted to the church in Netus. |
| 1450 - 1500 | The star network vault in the interior is created |
| 1500 | Netus is a free municipality of the Sighișoara see, in which 30 families and 2 shepherds live. In the village there is a school, a mill and a desert farm. |
| 1500 | The church is rebuilt for protection. Fortification towers are built over the choir and over the west facade of the church. |
| 1926 | Completion of the community center. |
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