UNESCO World Heritage Site

Historic Centre of Sighişoara

Historic Centre of Sighişoara is a cultural UNESCO World Heritage Site in Romania, inscribed in 1999.

Founded by German craftsmen and merchants known as the Saxons of Transylvania, Sighişoara is a fine example of a small, fortified medieval town which played an important strategic and commercial role on the fringes of central Europe for several centuries.

Founded by German craftsmen and merchants known as the Saxons of Transylvania, Sighişoara is a fine example of a small, fortified medieval town which played an important strategic and commercial role on the fringes of central Europe for several centuries.

Country
Romania
Region
Europe
Category
Cultural
Inscribed
1999
UNESCO reference
902
Area
33 ha

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