Wooden church from 1663

I'm running very low on all batteries. Tomorrow will ride to Sibiu and merge breakfast and brunch in order to recharge the devices. But still, when I saw that there's a wooden church just 1km off my track I couldn't resist. The little wooden church of St. Dimitri, built in 1663 is hidden behind train tracks, accessible only on foot.

The graveyard around the little church is rather new. It's dominated by a family tombstone, that's the size of a small house #acrossRomania, much like the ones found in Cemitério dos Prazeres (Pleasures Cemetery) in Lisbon.

I couldn't peek inside but what little I could see through the window.

This is engraved above the entrance. To the best of my knowledge, this is the Romanian Cyrillic alphabet that was used #acrossRomania before the 1860s. Later they transitioned to the Latin alphabet. The entrance is lowered, so you have to bow, symbolically bowing in front of god as well.

It's great to see from carpentry point of view, how they brought the side planks/walls together.Read more