Whole Village Projects
Roandola - Rauthal - Pytula

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1322 – First documentary mention of “possessio Rundal”. Together with Malmkrog, Kreisch, Peschendorf, Felsendorf, and Neudorf, Rauthal belonged to the Apafi and Bethlen aristocracy.
1340 – Sibiu recognises the Apafis as the rightful owners of the six villages.
1447 – Rauthal comes under the possession of Nikolaus Apafy
1474 – King Matthias assigns Klara, widow of Michael Apafi of Malmkrog, and her sons Franz, Leonhard, and Nikolaus into the possession of Rauthal.
1678, 1680 – The regional parliaments mention Rauthal as the possession of Prince Michael Apafi I.
1710 – Michael II Apafi transfers to his wife Katherine Bethlen and her descendants for 30,000 gulden his Eppeschdorf castle, as well as the estates of Eppeschdorf, Hohnsdorf, Ergang, Malmkrog, Neudorf, and Rauthal.
1782 – Count Paul Bethlen confirms that his family was compensated for the earlier Apafi possessions and is awarded Rauthal, Neudorf, Eppeschdorf, Hohndorf and Ergang.

Church and Clock Tower

15th century – building of a small Gothic church-hall. The polygonal choir has cross vaults, and is supported by buttresses. In the South there is an entrance with a pointed arch setting.
The hall seems to be of a more recent date. It is lit by three round windows. In the North part of the choir, two wooden galleries are installed, one on top of the other.
Next to the church, a low clock tower was built in 1792.

Furnishing

The 19th century altar has a stone built altar-table, over which the wooden altar rises. In the middle, there is a portrayal of Jesus with the Host, flanked by two Corinthian pillars with a gable above. The altar was manufactured in 1881 by Wilhelm Horbiger. The painting is a work by Carl Dörshclag. The stool was manufactured partly in the 16th century, partly contemporaneously with the altar.
The stone pulpit has a baldachin dated 1775.
The stone font is fluted and could be Gothic.
The organ, built in 1857, was made by Samuel Binder from Schässburg. It has a manual  keyboard and 8 registers. In 1926 repairs were done by the Wegenstein family.