Sighișoara

Sighișoara is a residential area in Municipiul Sighişoara, Mureș County. Sighișoara is situated nearby to the church Biserica Unitariană, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Vila Franka.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sighișoara railway station and Sighișoara Citadel.

Sighișoara railway station

Railway station

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Sighișoara railway station is situated 170 metres east of Sighișoara.

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 760 metres south of Sighișoara.

Holy Spirit Church (Lepers‘ Church)

Church

Photo: Andrea Dioporco, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lepers' Church is a church located on the Târnava River bank of Sighișoara, Mureș County in Romania where is it part of the Sighisoara Citadel. It is located in the extreme northwest of the old neighbourhood of Siechhof. Holy Spirit Church (Lepers‘ Church) is situated 370 metres southwest of Sighișoara.

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.