Not much is known about the small medieval church in this Transylvanian village. Known in Romanian as Viișoara, it is Hundorf in German and Csatófalva in Hungarian. The clue about it not being fortified perhaps lies in its German name: "Hun-dorf" means "Hungarian village". Since it was predominantly Hungarian with few Saxons, and it was the … Continue reading The medieval church in Viișoara
As mentioned in my previous post, I have put together a gallery of photographs from our visit to the Apafi Castle in Dumbraveni, Transilvania, Romania. It's across the street from the Armenian Catholic church. It's also worth noting that the Apafi Family also owned this manor in Mălâncrav, a village not far away from Dumbraveni. … Continue reading The Apafi Castle in Dumbraveni
Dumbrăveni ((before 1945 "Ibașfalău"; German: "Elisabethstadt"; Saxon dialect: "Eppeschdorf"; Hungarian: "Erzsébetváros") is an historically significant town in Transilvania. Archaeological digs revealed proof that it was an inhabited place as early as the Paleolithic. We fast-forward through history to come to the time of the Hungarian colonization/occupation of Transilvania, when in 1214, it became part of … Continue reading The Armenian Catholic Church in Dumbraveni
Valea Viilor ("Wurmloch" in German, "Nagybaromlak" in Hungarian) is a village in Sibiu County, Transilvania, in a region known for its wine production during medieval times. Its name is translated in English as "The Valley of the Vineyards". It is first mentioned in written documents in 1263 as "posessio Barwmlak". The church in this Saxon … Continue reading The fortified church in Valea Viilor
It was still spring (26th of May) and a soothing spring rain had just fallen over our town. Raindrops were hanging on flower petals, leaves and blades of grass. The air had been freshened up and any breeze flowing through the garden made you shudder, now that the air and the earth had cooled off. … Continue reading A rainy day in the garden
Today is the International Day of the Romanian Blouse, and it is also the first day of an exhibition of a part of Ligia's collection of traditional, authentic Romanian costumes (blouses, skirts and more). About twenty costumes are currently on display at the Museum of Natural Gas in Medias and can be seen there during … Continue reading An exhibition of Ligia’s traditional Romanian costumes
It was the summer solstice a couple of days ago. On that longest day of the year, I thought it might be interesting to take photographs in our garden, just as the day drew to a close. I was especially interested in capturing the evening primroses, because we have so many of them this year, … Continue reading On the evening of the summer solstice
