Szászkézd

SZÁSZKÉZD (Saschiz, Rumania today) was populated by Székelys until the end of the 13th century. After that time, Szászkézd (German name: Kaissdit became a Saxon town, which was once such an important place that it even challenged the superiority of Segesvár (Sighisoara), the capital town of the Saxons during that period. This small town was the center of the capitulum of Szászkézd (chapter-house for canon meetings), and in 1663, Mihály Apafi (1661-1690), the Hungarian governor of Transylvania, held a diet (session of the Parliament) in the church.
The construction of the church started in 1493 and finished, as a fortified church, in the first half of the 16th century. The tower and small church, received its present appearance in 1677. The tower, which resembles very much to the clock tower of Segesvár, was renovated in 1832, but was seriously damaged in the 1986 earthquake.