Brateiu Fortified Church

The church-fortress lies in the centre of the village at the northern end of the green. The Early-Gothic basilica dedicated to Saint Mary Magdalene was built in the 14th century. The choir has a polygonal apse and a star-ribbed vault. The arcades between the nave and the south aisle were demolished and the south wall was raised, so that a church hall was formed. Three ogival arcades with their profiled pillars and capitals survived in the north. A Gothic font stands in the choir. The village experienced its heyday towards the end of the 18th century.