Szeklerland
Mureș County
Municipiul Sighişoara

Monastery Church

The Monastery Church, also known as the Church of the Dominican Monastery, is a Gothic church formerly part of a medieval Dominican monastery in , .
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: church in Romania
  • Also known as: “Monastery Church in Sighișoara” and “Monastery Church, Sighișoara”
  • Address: Strada Cetății, Sighișoara
  • Wheelchair access: no
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sighișoara Citadel and Sighișoara City Hall.

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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.

Town hall
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The City Hall of , Romania, is located near to Monastery Church. The building was built between 1887 and 1888. In the upper floor there is a baroque hall, which hosts an Academic Music festival and many other concerts of prestigious bands.

The Ironsmiths' Tower is located behind the Monastery Church of , in , . Its main role was to protect the church in case of a siege.

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 Monastery Church.

Monastery Church

Latitude
46.21966° or 46° 13′ 11″ north
Longitude
24.79348° or 24° 47′ 37″ east
Open location code
8GR66Q9V+V9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 240337345
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q18378645
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In Other Languages

From Estonian to Romanian—“Monastery Church” goes by many names.

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