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Bikfalva

Bikfalva (in Romanian Bicfalău) is a small village, 15


kilometers from Saint George. It is a historically
significant settlement, being almost 700 years old. It Csigavár
is the place of beautiful, traditional country houses,
Behind the village, on the top of a hill there are
a medieval church and watchtower and picturesque
landscapes. a. remains of an early medeival watchtower called
Csigavár, which roughly translates to snail
castle. It got its name from the fact that
Places of Interest according to tradition, a spiral staircase led
down to the former castle cellar, which had the
The Fortified Church shape of a snail's shell.

According to the legend, the castle was built by


This church is a 15th century gothic church. It was
built between 1450-1501 and was also used as a
b. giants who burried their treasure under the castle,
however, it is said that the treasure is guarded by
fortress during war times. Its pointy tower was built venomous snakes that spit diamonds.
in 1768 and its iconic bell was cast in 1640 with the
engraving „O REX GLORIE JESV CRISTIE VENI CVM 18-19. century court houses
PACE IO HANNES NEIDEL BRAS(OVIEN...)” on it.

Bikfalva is full of old, traditional court houses. The


house in picture a. is called the Simon court house,
built in 1793. It's uniqueness lies in its columned,
arcaded stoneproch.
The house in picture b. is Dénes Gyula's house. It is
one of the few houses that has beautiful rosette
beams.

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