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Sighișoara

city in Mureș County, Romania

30km

46.2169444424.79111111

Sibiu

city in Sibiu County, Romania

49km

45.787424.1433

Câlnic

Saxon villages with fortified churches in Transylvania: , , Dârjiu, Prejmer, Saschiz, Viscri

97km

45.88723.6575
Sights (26)

Biertan fortified church

A UNESCO world heritage site.

71m

46.13519824.521323

Church on the Hill (Sighișoara)

The Church on the Hill is an architecturally significant church located in Sighişoara, Mureș County in Romania.This church is the most important monument of religious architecture in Sighisoara and is one of the great churches of Transylvania, being the third largest. Located at an altitude of 429 meters, on the Hilltop School, the church dominates by its massiveness the entire city and it is visible from a great distance almost from all directions. Most researchers believe that a number of architectural details such as slightly misaligned position of the bell-tower and choir demonstrate an evolution in stages, over several centuries, in the construction of this church.

30km

46.2176424.79057

Vlad Dracul House

Vlad Dracul House of Sighișoara is located in Tin Street No.1, between the Citadel square and the Clock Tower. It's the place were Vlad the Impaler, the historical character who inspired the Bram Stoker's Dracula, is supposed to be born, in 1431. His father, Vlad Dracul, the ruler of Wallachia, and his pregnant wife were hosted in this house by the mayor of Sighișoara between 1431 and 1435, during the Turkish invasion of Wallachia. It appears to be the oldest stone structure in the city, judging cylindrical vault river stone from the ground floor. Today Vlad Dracul house hosts a medieval -style restaurant on the ground floor and a tiny weapon museum on the first floor.

30km

46.219434724.7916553

Historic Centre of Sighișoara

old town

30km

46.2177777824.79222222

Tinsmiths' Tower

The Tinsmiths' Tower is one of the nine towers located in the citadel of Sighișoara, belonging to Mureș County in Romania.Tinsmith’s Tower has the most expressive architecture: 25 meters high, the tower starts with a square base, right after the brick trunk stands in pentagonal shape and above suddenly widens and becomes octagonal. The roof, slightly unbalanced, has a hexagonal plan and the woodwork inside is a veritable masterpiece of carpenters of Sighisoara. The Tin Tower, together with the Clock Tower, has an exceptional defensive position.

30km

46.2182224.79225

Sighișoara Clock Tower

tower

30km

46.219324.7933

Holy Trinity Church, Sighișoara

church in Sighişoara, Romania

31km

46.2220224.79571

Transfăgărășan

mountain pass

42km

45.598124.6165

Saschiz fortified church

It was built in the 15th century. Today it is a UNESCO world heritage site.

49km

46.19407424.960175

Ocna Sibiului

town in Sibiu County, Romania

54km

45.8747222224.06666667

Viscri fortified church

It is considered to be oldest church in Transylvania, and also one of the best preserved. It was built at the beginning of the 13th century. You can go to the top of the tower and have an amazing view of the surroundings, the village and the fortress itself. Go inside the church and the entrance to the tower is at the rear of the church sanctuary. The panoramic view from the tower is a highlight a trip to Viscri. As you walk down from the church, a small gate on the right side provides access to the graveyard which surrounds the church and offers a good view of the fortified church structure.

63km

46.05471225.088622

Praid

Commune in Harghita County, Romania

75km

46.5525.13333333

Curtea de Argeș

city in Argeș County, Romania

79km

45.1391666724.67916667

Horezu

town in Vâlcea County, Romania

97km

45.1433333323.99166667

Câlnic Citadel

heritage site in Alba County, Romania

97km

45.889123.6604

Bran Castle

castle

105km

45.51525.36722222

Râșnov

town in Brașov County, Romania

112km

45.5933333325.46027778

Transalpina (DN67C)

112km

45.335523.6752

First Romanian School

heritage site in Braşov County, Romania

124km

45.63584225.581191

St. Nicholas Church, Brașov

heritage site in Braşov County, Romania

124km

45.6355555625.58138889

Black Tower (Brașov)

tower

124km

45.641325.5856

Biserica Neagră

cathedral

124km

45.6410125.58803

Carpathian Mountains

The Carpathian Mountains are mountains in Central Europe from Poland to Romania.

127km

4725.5

Sinaia Monastery

heritage site in Prahova County, Romania

129km

45.35533425.54962

Vatra Dornei

city in Suceava County, Romania

131km

47.3461111125.35944444

Prejmer fortified church

It was built in the 13th century. Today it is a UNESCO world heritage site.

142km

45.722079325.7734555
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Biertan

Biertan is a town in Sibiu County.

The first documentary testimony about the village dates from 1283 in a document about the taxes paid by the inhabitants of 7 villages and so it is believed to have been founded sometime between 1224 and 1283 by Transylvanian Saxons. The village settlement quickly developed into an important market town and by 1510 Biertan supported a population of about 5,000 people. Between 1468 and the 16th century a small fortified church (die Kirchenburg) was constructed and developed. After the medieval period the town declined in importance with the rise of neighbouring Sighișoara (= Schäßburg in German), Sibiu (Hermannstadt) and Mediaș (Mediasch).

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