Sighisoara

Sighisoara is a city at the Tarnava Mare River in Mures County, Romania. Located in the historical region of Transylvania, Sighisoara has a populace of 28,102 in keeping with the 2011 census. It is a famous traveller destination for its well-preserved walled antique city, which is indexed with the aid of UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. The town administers seven villages: Angofa, Aurel Vlaicu, Hetiur, Rora, Soromiclea, Venchi and Viilor. During the twelfth century, German craftsmen and traders referred to as the Transylvanian Saxons have been invited to Transylvania with the aid of 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.citation needed A document of 1280 records a metropolis constructed on the site of a Roman castle as Castrum Sex or "six-sided camp", relating to the fort's shape of an irregular hexagon. Other names recorded consist of Schaasburg, Schespurg and Segusvar. By 1337 Sighișoara had grow to be a royal center for the kings, who awarded the agreement city reputation in 1367 as the Civitas de Segusvar.