Sighișoara Station

Sighișoara Station is a railway station in Municipiul Sighişoara, Mureș County. Sighișoara Station is situated nearby to Holy Trinity Church, as well as near the village Viilor.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sighișoara railway station and Sighișoara Citadel.

Sighișoara railway station

Railway station

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The Historic Centre of Sighișoara is the old historic center of the town of Sighișoara, Romania, built in the 12th century by Saxon settlers. It is an inhabited medieval citadel that, in 1999, was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its 850-year-old testament to the history and culture of the Transylvanian Saxons. Sighișoara Citadel is situated 770 metres south of Sighișoara Station.

Holy Trinity Church

Church

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The Holy Trinity Church, Sighişoara is a Romanian Orthodox Church located on the northern bank of the Târnava Mare River, Sighişoara, Romania. As the seat of an archpriest and not a bishop, it is a church and not technically a cathedral, but is commonly referred to as such. Holy Trinity Church is situated 500 metres south of Sighișoara Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sighișoara and Viilor.

Sighișoara

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Sighișoara is a city on the Tarnava River in Mures county, in the historic region of Transylvania. German craftsmen and merchants, the Transylvanian Saxons, were invited here by the King of Hungary during the 12th century to settle and defend the frontier.