Fortified Churches
SeleusThe village is situated in a right side valley of the Tarnava Mare river. At the intersection of three streets in the center of the village stands the fortified church. Originally, the villages of Seleuș, Hoghilag, Laslea, Duneș and Prod were on the grounds of a monastery, but towards the end of the 14th century Seleuș became a free municipality of the See of Sighișoara. The church dedicated to St. Ladislaus is mentioned in documents in 1476. It has a cross-rib vaulted choir with polygonal end and buttresses. At the beginning of the 16th century, construction works are mentioned, which refer to fortifications. Preserved is the bell and gate tower in the south of the church, with a machicolation and open wooden battlements with pyramidal roof. The baroque altar was erected in 1713, it comes from the workshop of Andreas Hermann from Sibiu. The pulpit and the baptismal font are dated 1823, the organ 1844. From the fortified church the bell tower and a simple enclosing wall are preserved.
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Fortified Churches
SeleusThe village is situated in a right side valley of the Tarnava Mare river. At the intersection of three streets in the center of the village stands the fortified church. Originally, the villages of Seleuș, Hoghilag, Laslea, Duneș and Prod were on the grounds of a monastery, but towards the end of the 14th century Seleuș became a free municipality of the See of Sighișoara. The church dedicated to St. Ladislaus is mentioned in documents in 1476. It has a cross-rib vaulted choir with polygonal end and buttresses. At the beginning of the 16th century, construction works are mentioned, which refer to fortifications. Preserved is the bell and gate tower in the south of the church, with a machicolation and open wooden battlements with pyramidal roof. The baroque altar was erected in 1713, it comes from the workshop of Andreas Hermann from Sibiu. The pulpit and the baptismal font are dated 1823, the organ 1844. From the fortified church the bell tower and a simple enclosing wall are preserved.
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The baroque altar dates back to 1713. It was made and painted by Andreas Hermann from Sibiu. The predella shows a depiction of the Last Supper. The main picture shows a crucifixion, above an entombment. Wooden statues of Peter and Paul flank the main image. In addition to the representations mentioned, images of Gethsemane, the interrogation of the high priests, Adam and Eve and the four evangelists can be seen on the altar.
The organ was built by Carl Schneider from Brașov. It has 24 registers, 2 manuals and pedal.
The bell tower is separated from the church to the south-east in the enclosing wall. It has a wooden battlement and a gateway. On the ground floor it has massive stone walls. There is a working clock in the tower and originally there were also two bells, the larger of which dates from the 14th century and bears the majuscule inscription "O REX GLORIE VENI CUM PACE".
Two brotherhood flags from 1772 and 1817 have been preserved inside the church.
A 2 m high wall surrounds the churchyard. During the construction work on the wall in 1504, the Sighisoara See granted a tax reduction of 7 guilders.
| 1348 | First documented mention. The assembly of nobles explains to the abbot of Kolozsmonostor that a group of five villages, including Seleuș, belong to the monastery of Kolozsmonostor but are at this time in other hands, to which the abbot objects. From this it can be seen that the five communities of Seleuș, Hoghilag, Laslea, Duneș and Prod were originally located on landlord territory and not on the free kings ground. |
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| 1500 | Seleuș with 70 families and 3 shepherds appears among the parishes of the Sighisoara See. There is also a school, a mill and a deserted yard in the village. |
| 1503-1504 | A tax reduction is granted for the construction of the church. During this time the church was converted into a fortified church. |
| 1505-1507 | Due to fire damage, the see of Sighișoara reduced taxes several times. |
| 1593 | 141 families and 11 settlers are counted in the village |
| 1609 | The civil war has drastically reduced the population. 29 families still live in the community |
| 1662 | At the end of January, the decisive battle between the Turkish troops under Kuchuk Pasha from the army of Prince Michael Apafi and the counter-prince Johann Kemény, who was supported by Austria, took place near Seleuș. Kemény's troops are routed, Kemény himself perishes in battle. |
| 1703 | Due to the liberation by the Habsburgs, Seleuș owes 2,218 guilders. |
| 1899-1903 | 71 people emigrate to America |
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