Comuna Saschiz
Saschiz is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, central Romania. It is composed of three villages: Cloașterf, Mihai Viteazu, and Saschiz. Saschiz, with its 15th-century church, has been the home of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, since its designation in 1999.Places of Interest
Highlights include The fortified church of Cloașterf and The Fortified Church of Saschiz.
The Fortified Church of Saschiz
Church
Photo: Antony Stanley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Saschiz fortified church is a Lutheran fortified church in Saschiz, Mureș County, in the Transylvania region of Romania. It was built by the ethnic German Transylvanian Saxon community at a time when the area belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary. The Fortified Church of Saschiz is situated 4 km northwest of Comuna Saschiz.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saschiz and Mihai Viteazu.
Saschiz
Village
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Saschiz is a village, which is situated 4 km northwest of Comuna Saschiz.
Comuna Saschiz
- Also known as: “119206”
- Location: Mureș County, Szeklerland, Transylvania, Romania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
46.1657° or 46° 9′ 57″ northLongitude
24.9963° or 24° 59′ 47″ eastPopulation
2,080Elevation
461 metres (1,512 feet)Open location code
8GR65X8W+7GGeoNames ID
667922
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