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Sighişoara (German: Schäßburg; Hungarian: Segesvár; Latin: Castrum Sex) is a city and municipality on the Târnava Mare River in Mureş County, Romania.
Located in the historic region Transylvania, Sighişoara has a population of 32,287 (2002).
Sights
Sighişoara is a popular tourist destination, due to its well-preserved walled old town. The landmark of the city is the Clock Tower, a 64m high tower built in 1556. It is today a museum of history.
Other interesting sights are:
- Sighişoara Citadel – a 12th Century Saxon edifice, is the historic center of the city. Still occupied, the citadel is listed as a World Heritage Site.
- Clock Tower – Built in 1360 and standing at 60 meters tall atop the citadel hill. Inside is a museum that finishes in a great view from the top.
- Weapon Museum – next to Vlad’s birthplace. Very small, but it contains an interesting selection of medieval weapons (swords, arrows, etc.).
- Covered Staircase – a very old stone staircase with a wooden roof along the whole span. This leads up to the Church on the Hill and the cemetery.
- Church on the Hill – contains many frescoes and a crypt. Built on the location of the Roman fort. Close to the cemetery on the side of the hill, which contains many German tombstones.
- Bust of Vlad Tepes – Located around the corner from his birthplace, within sight of the Clock Tower.
Famous residents
- Vlad Dracu
- Hermann Oberth, one of the founding fathers of rocketry and astronautics
- Johannes Kelpius, a German intellectual, musician, and mystic who founded a religious community when he immigrated to the American colony of Pennsylvania in the late seventeenth century
- Johann Michael Ackner, famous Saxon archaeologist
- Ralph Gunesch, German football player as of 2006
- Friedrich Grünanger, architect
- Radu Voina, handball player, national team manager
- Adrian Ivanitchi, folk guitarist
Source: Wikipedia
Orthodox church from the city
Clock Tower - Built in 1360 and standing at 60 meters tall atop the citadel hill. Inside is a museum that finishes in a great view from the top.
The museum
A photo from the tower
A view with the city
Other view with medieval houses
The hill inside the citadel
The best restaurant in the citadel (waiters were wearing medieval clothes)
Church on the Hill - contains many frescoes and a crypt. Built on the location of the Roman fort. Close to the cemetery on the side of the hill, which contains many German tombstones.
The panel at the entrance into the cemetery
The cemetery
Some crypts
Covered Staircase - a very old stone staircase with a wooden roof along the whole span. This leads up to the Church on the Hill and the cemetery.
A good shop with folkloric souvenirs from Transylvania.
