Sighişoara / Segesvár / Schäßburg / Castrum Sex

Sighişoara is small town in Transylvania which just like Braşov and Sibiu originally was a Saxon settlement. The German name for Transylvania is Siebenbürgen, "seven forts", and the Latin name indicates that this was the sixth of them. The historic centre of Sighişoara has been on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 2001. The main draw is the fortified old town climbing the hill that is in the centre of town, and on the top of the hill is a fortified church.

In 1993, Sighişoara was my first stop in Romania, and at that time it was a very quiet place. I decided to come back in 2012, to see if things had changed. And, boy, they had!

1. The Market	2. Râul Târnava Mare	3. Elegant House	4. Piaţa Hermann Oberth
5. Up the Hill	6. The Clock Tower	7. Clock Tower Detail	8. Piaţa Muzeului
9. Dracula's Birthplace	10. Strada Şcolii	11. Bergskirsche	12. Graveyard
13. View from the Hill	14. The Covered Stair	15. Two Different Names	16. Old Town Yard
17. Old Town Street	18. The Hill from Below	19. Outskirts	20. Synagogue
21. A Delicious House	22. Stradela Cetăţii	23. View to the Church	24. Strada Şcolii II
25. #48	26. Orthodox Cathedral	27. Clock Tower Gate	28. Clock Tower and Café
29. Tornul Cizmarilior	30. Decay	31. Authentic	32. Grazing Dog
33. Figurines	34. View from Clock Tower	35. Top of the Hill	36. Clockwork

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