
Baia Craiului (Királybánya, Unterhamer) – Hunedoara County Lives destroyed, villages wiped from the map, a past erased with a single signature. Two abandoned churches —...

Baia Craiului (Királybánya, Unterhamer) – Hunedoara County Lives destroyed, villages wiped from the map, a past erased with a single signature. Two abandoned churches —...

Orman (Ormány) – Cluj County Far from the city’s bustle, the village of Orman in Cluj County seems suspended between the old world and the...

Panticeu (Páncélcseh, Böhmischhofen) – Cluj County With its congregation gone, the Reformed Church of Panticeu, Cluj County, is fighting the passage of time. Built atop...

Băcăinți (Bokajalfalu, Bocksdorf) – Alba County Built even before the Mongol invasion of 1241, the stone church in Băcăinți is a historic monument with an...

Crișcior (Kristyor, Kreischquell) – Hunedoara County With no roof and bare walls, the Reformed church in Crișcior has its days numbered. Not being included on...

Moruț (Aranyosmóric, Moritzdorf) – Bistrița-Năsăud County Built in the 15th century, the Evangelical Church of Moruț is now just a faint memory of its former...

Feiurdeni (Fejérd) – Cluj County Although Feiurdeni (Chinteni Commune) is less than 20 km away from Cluj-Napoca, it is a quiet island in the sea...

Răvășel (Rovas, Rosch) – Sibiu County Built in the early 19th century, the Evangelical church in Răvășel, Mihăileni commune, Sibiu County, is nearing collapse. ...

Șardu (Magyarsárd, Ungarisch Schaard) – Cluj County Built at the beginning of the 14th century, the Reformed church in Șardu, Sânpaul commune, still retains its...

Aluniș (Kecsed, Pergelinsdorf) – Cluj County Cracked walls, broken windows, and a roof through which water increasingly seeps deeper inside. This is the disastrous state...

Nima (Néma) – Cluj County Documented as early as 1225, the village belonging to Mintiu Gherlii commune preserves a historical monument of extraordinary value. The...

Păuca (Pókafalva, Törnen) – Sibiu County With evidence of habitation dating back to the Neolithic era, the village of Păuca in Sibiu County today preserves...

Ileanda (Nagyilonda) – Sălaj County With broken windows and fallen plaster, but with a new roof and a metal apartment door at the entrance. This...

Sânnicolau de Beiuș (Belényesszentmiklós) – Bihor County Somewhere at the foothills of the Bihor Mountains, near the crystal-clear waters of the Crișul Negru River, a...

Bretea Română (Oláhbrettye, Wallachisch-Brettendorf) – Hunedoara County Being empty for almost half a century, the abandoned church in Bretea Română has a mysterious story that...

Craiva Veche (Királypataka, Königsbach) – Alba County Located just about 15 km from the city of Alba Iulia, the commune of Cricău seems like a...

Veseuș (Szásznagyvesszős, Michelsdorf an der Kokel) – Alba County Located just a stone’s throw from the Jidvei wine region, internationally renowned for its noble and...

Idiciu (Jövedics, Belleschdorf) – Mureș County Whether you come on the old road from Șmig or approach on the narrow asphalt from Daia, the village...
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