Holy Trinity Church
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.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Orthodox
- Description: church in Sighişoara, Romania
- Also known as: “Biserica Sfânta Treime din Sighişoara”, “Catedrala ortodoxă Sfânta Treime”, and “Holy Trinity Church, Sighișoara”
- Address: Sighișoara
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sighișoara Citadel and Sighișoara City Hall.
Sighișoara Citadel
Photo: Paszczur01, CC BY-SA 3.0 ro.
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 350 metres southwest of Holy Trinity Church.
Sighișoara City Hall
Town hall
Boot Makers‘ Tower
Photo: Antimuonium, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Bootmakers' Tower is located in the north-east of the Citadel in Sighişoara, Mureș County in Romania. The building has baroque architectural influences. Boot Makers‘ Tower is situated 310 metres west of Holy Trinity Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sighișoara and Viilor.
Sighișoara
Photo: Blackasmodeus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Albești
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Albești is a village, which is situated 4½ km northeast of Holy Trinity Church.
Holy Trinity Church
- Categories: Eastern Orthodox church building, cathedral, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Municipiul Sighişoara, Mureș County, Szeklerland, Transylvania, Romania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
46.22187° or 46° 13′ 19″ northLongitude
24.79589° or 24° 47′ 45″ eastOpen location code
8GR66QCW+P9OpenStreetMap ID
way 233081222OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=cathedralOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=orthodoxWikidata ID
Q4382309
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Holy Trinity Church” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Església de la Santíssima trinitat”
- Estonian: “Püha Kolmainu kirik”
- Estonian: “Püha Kolmainu Kirik”
- French: “église de la Sainte-Trinité de Sighișoara”
- French: “Église de la Sainte-Trinité de Sighișoara”
- Japanese: “至聖三者大聖堂”
- Polish: “Cerkiew Świętej Trójcy w Sighișoarze”
- Polish: “Katedra Świętej Trójcy w Sighișoarze”
- Romanian: “Biserica Sfânta Treime din Sighișoara”
- Romanian: “Catedrala „Sfânta Treime” din Sighișoara”
- Romanian: “Catedrala Sfânta Treime din Sighișoara”
- Slovenian: “Cerkev sv. Trojice, Sighișoara”
- Slovenian: “Cerkev svete Trojice, Sighișoara”
- Swedish: “Heliga Treenighetens kyrka, Sighișoara”
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