Fortified Church Prejmer

The most valuable piece of furniture is a Late-Gothic folding altar from the middle of the 15th century. The central panel shows a crucifix flanked by Mary and John. The eight panels represent the Lamentation, the Entombment, the Resurrection, the three women at the tomb, the Washing of the Feet, the Last Supper, Christ before the High Priest and the Flagellation.

The unfortified Church of the Holy Cross is surrounded by a particularly massive enclosing wall. In the first stage - probably still in the 13th century - an oval 3m-thick enclosing wall was built. In the second construction stage, the wall was widened by an additional 1.5m and strengthened with four flanking towers erected in front of the defence wall. Today, the wall is 12-14m high and has an average thickness of 4.5m. The inner diameter of the defence wall measures approximately 70m. There is a wide wall-walk in the upper section of the defence wall providing access to the numerous loopholes and machicolation, as well as to the corbelled garderobe.

A strong gate defense has been built in the south of the castle. A 32 m long corridor forms the entrance to the castle. Several portcullises and oak gates secured this passage. In the 16th century, a bailey was built in front of the entrance, which encloses the horseshoe-shaped town hall courtyard. The outer bailey walls are also equipped with arrow slits, machicolations and cast cores. The outer facade of the outer bailey, 14 m high, is decorated with blind arcades in the Renaissance style. A turret was built over the entrance. A shield wall was built between the outer bailey and the south-west tower, enclosing a yard in which farm buildings and storehouses are located. The so-called baker’s yard was built between the bailey and the southwest tower. There was a bakery and a horse mill here.