It is a listed monument of national value (LMI code MM-II-m-A-04799) and was one of the centres of the Zipsers, the German settlers of Vișeu.
About the place
German settlers came to Vișeu de Sus after 1770 as forest workers: from the Zips region, from Austria (the Salzkammergut, Salzburg and Tyrol) and from Bavaria. Locals call them țipțeri (Zipsers), and the town's German name is Oberwischau. The Roman Catholic parish was founded in 1790, and the church, together with the German school, was one of the community's centres. The Zipser cemetery, which belongs to the church, dates from the early 19th century.
Today's church is neo-Gothic, with a tall clock tower above the entrance. Building work was finished in 1907, and the church was consecrated in 1912, when the altar ordered from the Stuflesser firm arrived. The list of historic monuments records it as the church of “John and Anne”, dated 1812. The parish belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Satu Mare.
Good to know
- We found no published visiting hours; outside services the door may be locked, but the façade and the tower are easy to see from the street.
- The Museum of Ethnography and History, with objects of the German families, is about 100 metres away.
- Țipțerai, the quarter founded by the Zipsers in 1809-1810, is less than a kilometre away to the north-west.
Opening hours
Opening hours are not confirmed. Check the venue's website before you go.