Sighisoara, Romania

Sighisoara
Registered Sector: 
Historic Centre of Sighisoara
Location and site: 
Historical Function: 
Administrative Status: 
Historical Reference: 
  • Founded by German craftsmen and merchants, known as the Saxons of Transylvania, the historic centre of Sighisoara has preserved in an exemplary way the features of a small, fortified, medieval town, which played an important strategic and commercial role at the edges of central Europe for several centuries.
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Registration Criteria: 
C (iii) (v)