The Cisnadioara Church and Fortress is located at about 12km of Sibiu and 5 km of Cisnadie; it was built around the 12 and 13-th centuries on the Michelsberg (or Michelsdorf) hill; its construction is entirely of stone, providing 3 chambers which ensure an impressive acoustic, while the architecture is romanic, having an aspect of a basilica. Initially, the plans involved the construction of 2 towers, but the construction of them was stopped. Inside the basilica are placed commemorative plaques with the names of officers and soldiers German and Austro-Hungarians who fell in the autumn of 1916 in fighting around Sibiu. The plateau where basilica is built was surrounded by walls of stone, with height of 4-6 m and 2-3 m out inside.
Way of access:
by air: Sibiu (Hermannstadt), Romania;
by road: Sibiu -> DN 106A -> Cisnadioara;
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Images:
Entry to Cisnadioara Fortress
(at the bottom of Michelsberg Hill)
(at the bottom of Michelsberg Hill)
Climbing to the basilica
Entry to basilica from North
(at the top of Michelsberg Hill)
(at the top of Michelsberg Hill)
Basilica from front
Little tower in frontside (Northside)
Inside basilica
Briefing found inside
Inside
Inside
Inside
View of commemorative plaques
View of commemorative plaques
Cross inside
Window in the West walls
Door in the Westside
Door in the Westside
The Southside
Wall entry in the Westside
Fountain in the backyard
The backyard (Southside)
The Southside
View of the Southside entry
View to Cisnadie (Eastside)
Eastside
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