Newsletter XXV

Dear lords and ladies, friends of Hundertbücheln, once again it arrived to your digital home – the latest churchfortress newsletter with the number 25. And once again a lot has happened since you heard the last news from the village of the hundred hills in the heart of Transylvania!

Newsletter XXIV

Dear Lords and Ladies, dear supporters, the wait is over. Here you see it finally in front of you, the new newsletter XXIV about our community project at the medieval fortified church and in the enchanting village of the hundred hills. And as usual, a lot has happened since the last Movile update, and we […]

Newsletter XX

Ladies and Lords of our Churchfortress Castle, loyal and occasional fans, noble donours, all you dear members of the digital world’s ultimate newsletter distributor, it’s that time again! A lot has happened since our end of 2018 winter meeting. Very much! As usual, we want to bring you up to date. We did not believe […]

Newsletter XVIII

Dear Lords und Ladies, today is the best day of your week, because you receive another legendary newsletter about the wonderful Churchfortress Castle Project in Transylvania. Much has happened since the last newsletter in the summer of 2018: people came together and split up, historic and new building materials changed their place, local products were […]

Newsletter XVII

Dear Lords and Ladies, honourable Supporters, audible Friends and silent Fans, it’s summertime at our Castle! In this Newsletter XVII you get some cool and fresh information about the progress of our fantastic project in Movile / Hundertbücheln which will help you through the heat of the day. J It is amazing to see the […]

Newsletter XV

Dear Lords and Ladies, friends and supporters,

it’s time to inform you about the progress and the plans of our churchfortress project. We opened up the season of 2018 on Easter week and welcomed spring to our castle. As always, we had a few intense but splendid days in the beautiful village of the hundred hills and thousand mysteries.

Restoration works at the bacon tower

This year’s construction site at our bacon tower is underway. Managed by our fabulous friend Sebastian Bethge from the foundation of fortified churches (Fundatia Biserici Fortificate) and in cooperation with the Saxon community of Movile (HOG), the north tower of the medieval ensemble is being restored only under consideration of the heritage protection laws.

First impressions of our students week in Movile

In may 2017, we invited a group of 8 students and 2 supervisors from the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Stuttgart to visit us at our castle. In a several days roadtrip through Southern Transilvania, we visited the cities of Sibiu and Sighisoara as well as the villages Alţâna, Biertan, Cloasterf, Viscri, Malancrav, Brateiu and, finally, Movile.

Churchfortress Newsletter XIII

Dear Lords and Ladies of Movile Castle, powerful project partners, helpful supporters, reliable friends, audible and silent fans, hundreds of old tiles received a new home, thousands of compliments were exchanged between the cultures, millions of flowers were convinced to donate their nectar for our honey and countless sheep were milked in the whole Hârtibaciu […]

News from Movile

Ladies and Lords, Helpers, Project Partners, Supporters, Movilians, via this newsletter you get a simulcast of the project progress in Movile / Hundertbücheln. First of all, we have an amazing and productive time and are able to advance our project vision step by step. Below you find a summary of all the things that happened […]