Turnișor
Turnișor (English: Little Tower, German: Neppendorf) is a residential district of Sibiu, Romania. It was previously a Saxon village on the outskirts of the city but over the course of several years it was integrated into the city, becoming a district.
Its name comes from the tower of the village church which when looked at from Sibiu, dwarfed the other buildings from the village.
History[edit]
The village was established by Saxons and was first attested in the year 1336.[1] It remained a Saxon village until the year 1734 when a Landler community settled in the village.
The fortified church was originally a Romanesque basilica built in the late 12th century, however, it was subsequently altered many times. The current interior is mostly Baroque. The enclosure wall partially survived.[2] After World War II, during the communist regime, Sibiu began a rapid growth, expanding west-ward and incorporating the village into the city.
References[edit]
- ^ Heinz Heltmann, Gustav Servatius: Reiseführer Siebenbürgen, Thaur bei Innsbruck 1993, pag. 405
- ^ Fabini, Hermann (2015). The Church-fortresses of the Transylvanan Saxons. Sibiu: MonuMenta. pp. 119–120. ISBN 978-973-7969-19-4.
45°47′35″N 24°07′30″E / 45.7931°N 24.1250°E
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