Sighisoara

Sighisoara was founded by German immigrants in the second half of the century. XII. The earliest official mention comes from year 1280 and is named "Castrum Sex". In 1298 no city name "Schaespurch. In 1377 followed the first appointment of the chair Sighisoara (Seguzwar). In 1367 Sighisoara is called the first time as a city (civitas ).
Considered the "Pearl of Transylvania", is known as "the Nuremberg-Saxon." Despite the attacks has been inhabited continuously since sec.XII and kept its original form. XIV century fortress has walls 8-9 m high and 930m long.

Sighisoara is situated at the southern end of Mures county, in Plateau Tarnavelor (Tarnava the sea) and stretches on both sides of Tarnava Mari, located 123 km from the source of the river in the estuary of the river Saes.
Sighisoara - located on Grand Valley Târnavei, inhabited since ancient times: settlements of indigenous people since sec.III. Sec.XII colonized by the middle Saxon, settlement is insane in 1280 under the name Sex Camp. It seems that here there is a small fortification around the city which was then developed as civitas mentioned in a document dated 1407.