Peasant Fortified Church at Prejmer
Peasant Fortified Church at Prejmer
Peasant Fortified Church at Prejmer
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robbycox
Welwyn Garden City, UK1,561 contributions
Sep 2023 • Friends
We visited two fortified churches while in Romania (the other being the Fortified Church of Harman) of the two I think one was the most impressive as it also has a museum inside. The Church is fantastic and you can walk right the way around inside the battlements, there’s rooms inside with many interesting aspects of life lived inside the fortifications, some of the stairs and walkways are quite narrow and steep so it may not be for the faint-hearted if you do want to explore the battlements surrounding the church but it is very rewarding if you do! We were there for about an hour and a half but could have longer if time had permitted.
Both fortified churches we visited were really well preserved and both had been restored in part quite recently which was good to see them being cared for and looked after as they are very important parts of Romania’s Saxon history.
Both fortified churches we visited were really well preserved and both had been restored in part quite recently which was good to see them being cared for and looked after as they are very important parts of Romania’s Saxon history.
Written September 23, 2023
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Andy F
Devizes, UK1,394 contributions
May 2024 • Friends
Located a few miles outside Brasov, this place is definitely worth a visit. Apart from its interesting history (which it shares with several other Saxon fortified churches in the region), it's fascinating to look at. Apart from the church itself, containing remains of a frescoe and many old carpets, there's a small folklore museum and a couple of very good small shops inside the buildings within the fortified walls. You can see the over 100 storage rooms, numbered for the local families who owned them. Highly recommended.
Written May 13, 2024
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Dors75
London, UK15 contributions
Mar 2020 • Solo
Priced at 15 RON ( less than £3) this gem of a fortified church is different from the ones I have visited previously. It’s unusual in the fact that it has so many rooms that were set aside for the locals. It is well maintained and gives you a real insight in to life in former times when fortifications of this type were needed.
Written March 14, 2020
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118val
Shepparton, Australia135 contributions
Oct 2019
A place well worth visiting, there were few people while we visited which allowed us to wander freely. The Church was completed in 1240 and contains a triptych altar piece dated 1450-60's and is one of the most scared Romanian items. It was Harvest festival so attractive displays were in place . At the back of the church is a magnificent organ.
The walls surrounding the church are extremely thick on the inside is a room for each village family and all rooms are numbered, there was a supply of water and a number of storage rooms for food and grain supplies. We were able to visit some of the rooms, climb the many steps and eventually reach the battlements. A beautifully preserved piece of history.
The walls surrounding the church are extremely thick on the inside is a room for each village family and all rooms are numbered, there was a supply of water and a number of storage rooms for food and grain supplies. We were able to visit some of the rooms, climb the many steps and eventually reach the battlements. A beautifully preserved piece of history.
Written January 3, 2020
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Thomas G
Amsterdam, The Netherlands1,873 contributions
Mar 2022
The Fortified church of Prejmer is definitely worth visiting (easy to reach from Brasov) for a small hour. The church is nice and the forts as well. I recommend on walking around the whole fortified church as well. It is good to combine with Harmann fortified church (but if you chose one of the two I would recommend to go to Harmann).
Written April 16, 2022
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T-SGlobetrotters
Preston, UK4,136 contributions
Oct 2022
Prejmer has one of the most comprehensively fortified and perhaps the most spectacular of all the region’s churches – now on the UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Access is via an automated ticket machine which accepts cards. This sets the theme for the site, it is actually quite impersonal with no one around other than someone in the obligatory gift shop. There are some information boards around in site in English so you do get a good flavour of the history.
There are lots of nooks and crannies to wander around as you explore the four tiers of storerooms built into the wall of the compound. This 15th century construction is amazing. You can walk 360 degrees around the top of the fortified wall and explore a number of rooms open to the public although access in some areas is quite difficult with tight spaces and steep steps. Despite its bulk on the outside, it is remarkably compact inside the walls. This is a must do attraction in Romania. The site is larger than nearby Harman although the featured storerooms and classroom are less detailed than Harman and not quite as well maintained. Both attractions should be visited as they are unique in their different ways.
There is free car parking nearby.
There are lots of nooks and crannies to wander around as you explore the four tiers of storerooms built into the wall of the compound. This 15th century construction is amazing. You can walk 360 degrees around the top of the fortified wall and explore a number of rooms open to the public although access in some areas is quite difficult with tight spaces and steep steps. Despite its bulk on the outside, it is remarkably compact inside the walls. This is a must do attraction in Romania. The site is larger than nearby Harman although the featured storerooms and classroom are less detailed than Harman and not quite as well maintained. Both attractions should be visited as they are unique in their different ways.
There is free car parking nearby.
Written October 24, 2022
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Hyoga83
Bordeaux, France699 contributions
Sep 2021
One of its kind, a beautiful and a bit different than most of the other fortified churches I visited (except of Harman, also great and quite similar).
Very "full" visit as it includes all their day to day areas, the "ramparts" you can walk around, the storage rooms of each family, the church...
A nice place to visit while in Brasov!
Very "full" visit as it includes all their day to day areas, the "ramparts" you can walk around, the storage rooms of each family, the church...
A nice place to visit while in Brasov!
Written October 5, 2021
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Anne S
Leeds, UK619 contributions
Aug 2022
Came here as part of a group tour. I'm not sure any of us were looking forward to another fortified church but this one is so different. It's the first time we have seen anything like this. It's amazing it's survived all these centuries. The best bits are the 270+ rooms which could accommodate the Saxon villagers. You can walk along all the levels and see the rooms as they would have been. Fascinating.
Written August 21, 2022
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Nigam
Catania, Italy1,194 contributions
Aug 2023 • Family
Unfortunately, a car is essential to get there. Behind thick walls there is a church with a real village/residence around it. Never seen anything like it. Total freedom to travel in areas that would be off limits everywhere. Get lost

Written August 10, 2023
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Tiberiu_Baranyi
Timisoara, Romania18,753 contributions
Jul 2022
A UNESCO world heritage site - what can I say I expected more ... but it is not always as you expect it.
I was expecting a bit of guiding - at Harman we received a detailed explanation - printed and you could read about what you see, at Cristian the custodian walked us through the fortified church giving us an insight and lot of interesting details - here , you pay the ticket and you are sent of ... so for a full experience first things first sign up for a guided tour - or you walk around with your cellphone in hand having the description of the place opened so you read about what you see.
Pity ... there much more to it than what you see here and there on the - very few - information plates that are to be found there.
Still, the fortification is very well preserved, the church in the courtyard is in gothic style - lovely work of architecture, inside you shall find the oldest triptych in whole Romania - dated around the mid 1400 ... so there things to be seen - from the first courtyard you can get directly to the museum that displays household items from the Saxon ways of life ... very interesting.
Definitely a must see place - but if you can , see it on a guided tour - otherwise if you need to choose than choose Harman, or other churches where you can get a more complete experience ... or it was just me who expected more? ... go and see judge for yourself.
I was expecting a bit of guiding - at Harman we received a detailed explanation - printed and you could read about what you see, at Cristian the custodian walked us through the fortified church giving us an insight and lot of interesting details - here , you pay the ticket and you are sent of ... so for a full experience first things first sign up for a guided tour - or you walk around with your cellphone in hand having the description of the place opened so you read about what you see.
Pity ... there much more to it than what you see here and there on the - very few - information plates that are to be found there.
Still, the fortification is very well preserved, the church in the courtyard is in gothic style - lovely work of architecture, inside you shall find the oldest triptych in whole Romania - dated around the mid 1400 ... so there things to be seen - from the first courtyard you can get directly to the museum that displays household items from the Saxon ways of life ... very interesting.
Definitely a must see place - but if you can , see it on a guided tour - otherwise if you need to choose than choose Harman, or other churches where you can get a more complete experience ... or it was just me who expected more? ... go and see judge for yourself.
Written August 15, 2022
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Does anyone know the winter working hours for this church ?
Written January 30, 2016
I just found it!
Visiting Hours:
May 1 to October 31: Tuesday – Friday: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sunday and Monday – closed
November 1 to April 30: Tuesday – Saturday: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Saturday, Sunday and Monday – closed
Written January 30, 2016
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