During the 12th century, German settlers known as Transylvanian Saxons were invited to defend the frontier of the Kingdom of Hungary and established a settlement in present-day Sighișoara by 1191. The town was built on the site of a Roman fort and received various names over time before becoming known as Sighișoara in 1337 when it was granted urban status by the kings. Sighișoara is located on the Târnava Mare river in Mureș county, Romania and has a population of around 28,000. It is considered one of the best preserved medieval towns in Europe due to its authentic architecture and fortified citadel built on a hill overlooking the lower

1. Sighișoara
During the 12th
century, German craftsmen and merchants k
nown as the Transylvanian Saxons were
invited to Transylvania by the King
of Hungary to settle and defend the frontier
of his realm. The chronicler Krauss lists a
Saxon settlement in present-day Sighișoara
by 1191 A document of 1280 records a town
built on the site of a Roman fort as Castrum
Sex or "six-sided camp", referring to the
fort's shape of an irregular hexagon.Other
names recorded
include Schaäsburg (1282), Schespurg (1298)
and Segusvar (1300). By 1337 Sighișoara had
become a royal center for the kings, who
awarded the settlement urban status in
1367 as the Civitas de Segusvar.
Sighișoara is considered to be the most beautiful and
well-preserved inhabited citadel in Europe with
authentic medieval architecture. In Eastern Europe,
Sighișoara is one of the few fortified towns that are still
inhabited. The town is made up of two parts. The
medieval stronghold was built on top of a hill and is
known as the "Citadel" (Cetate). The lower town lies in
the valley of Târnava Mare river.
Sighișoara is a city on the Tirnava Mare river in Mures country, Romania Located in the
historic region of Transylvania, Sighișoara has a population of 28,102 according to the
2011 census.
The city administes seven villages: Angofa, Aurel Vlaicu, Hetiur, Rora, Șoromiclea,
Venchi and Viilor.
Spríncenatu Daniel
Beres Paul
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