Sighișoara Citadel

The Historic Centre of Sighișoara is the old historic center of the town of , , 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.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: old town
  • Also known as: “Centrul istoric Sighișoara” and “Historic Centre of Sighișoara”
  • Address: Piața Muzeului, Sighișoara
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Stag House and Venetian House.

Historic building
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The is the most preserved house of , , and it was built in the 17th century. It was called so because of the stag head fixed on the corner of the building.

Historic building
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The of was so called because of its stones framing the windows, which imitates the Venetian style. It dates back to the 16th century.

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of is located in Tin Street No.1, between the Citadel Square and the . It is the place where Vlad the Impaler, the historical character who inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula, was born, in 1431.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sighișoara and Viilor.

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

Village
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is a village.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 5 km northeast of Sighișoara Citadel.

Sighișoara Citadel

Latitude
46.21986° or 46° 13′ 12″ north
Longitude
24.79247° or 24° 47′ 33″ east
Open location code
8GR66Q9R+WX
Open­Street­Map ID
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Wiki­data ID
Q1075681
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Sighișoara Citadel” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “وسط سيغيسوارا التاريخي”
  • Basque: “Sighișoarako Alde Zaharra”
  • Bulgarian: “Четатя Сигишоара”
  • Catalan: “Centre històric de Sighișoara”
  • Chinese: “錫吉什瓦拉歷史中心”
  • Chinese: “锡吉什瓦拉历史中心”
  • Dutch: “Historisch centrum van Sighişoara”
  • Estonian: “Sighişoara ajalooline kesklinn”
  • Estonian: “Sighișoara ajalooline kesklinn”
  • French: “Centre historique de Sighișoara”
  • Georgian: “სიგიშოარის ციტადელი”
  • Georgian: “სიგჰიშოარას ციტადელი”
  • German: “Historisches Zentrum von Sighișoara”
  • German: “Zitadelle Schäßburg”
  • Hausa: “Cibiyar Tarihi ta Sighișoara”
  • Hindi: “सिघिसोरा का ऐतिहासिक केंद्र”
  • Hungarian: “Segesvár történelmi központja”
  • Italian: “Centro storico di Sighisoara”
  • Italian: “Centro storico di Sighişoara”
  • Italian: “centro storico di Sighișoara”
  • Italian: “Centro storico di Sighișoara”
  • Japanese: “シギショアラ歴史地区”
  • Polish: “Stare miasto Sighișoary”
  • Portuguese: “Centro histórico de Sighișoara”
  • Romanian: “Cetatea Sighişoara”
  • Romanian: “Cetatea Sighișoara”
  • Russian: “Исторический центр Сигишоары”
  • Serbian: “Историјски центар Сегешвара”
  • Slovenian: “Zgodovinski center Sighișoara”
  • Slovenian: “Zgodovinski center Sighișoare”
  • Spanish: “Centro historico de Sighisoara”
  • Spanish: “Centro historico de Sighişoara”
  • Spanish: “Centro histórico de Sighisoara”
  • Spanish: “Centro histórico de Sighişoara”
  • Spanish: “Centro histórico de Sighișoara”
  • Turkish: “Sighişoara’nın Tarihi Merkezi”
  • Vietnamese: “Trung tâm lịch sử Sighişoara”

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Highlights include Piața Cetății and Centrul Cultural Romano-German.

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