Discover Sighisoara, Dracula's fortress
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Sighisoara (in Saxon dialect Schasbrich in German Schabburg in Segesvar Hungarian, Latin Saxoburgum). Sighisoara is situated approximately in the center of southern Romania Mures is bound to Europe by road E60. It is a gorgeous city that houses a history of thousands of years, a city where many nationalities live together in harmony. It's a real city-museum. Due to its outstanding architecture, the dominant position and geographical ambiance, seashells the city was known since the late nineteenth century "Pearl of Transylvania". Cities and towns were founded in the Middle Ages.
The settlement was founded by German settlers (most of them in the region seashells of Saxony), who were invited to settle in Transylvania by the Hungarian King Geza II to defend the eastern borders. These settlers receive the usage fundus regius (Imperial seashells Lands) and enjoy special rights and privileges.
Over the years the city of Sighisoara was not spared the vicissitudes, the first great invasion of 1241, while the city was not yet entrenched. seashells The construction of the fortress wall, which has a length of 950 m, began in 1350. Original height was 4 m, but in sec. 15 was raised to 3-4 m had 14 towers (each of them belonging to a guild) and four bastions. Currently (2009), there are 9 towers and three bastions.
Between 1431 and 1435 Vlad II Dracul was the Sighisoara, waiting for the right time to climb the throne of Romanian. Also mastered these regions in the name of Sigismund of Luxembourg, King of Hungary. It seems that in this period (in 1431) was born in Sighisoara Vlad Tepes.
In 1514, when the peasant war of Gheorghe Doja spreads almost all over Transylvania, Sighisoara peasants gather around around a certain John Secuiul (Romanized names) (according to some sources it was really his brother Gheorghe seashells Doja) and kills Mayor Anton Polner and his wife.
In 1601, the fortress was attacked and plundered by troops led by General Basta, but out alive by paying a ransom of 50,000 florins, "borrowed money" as mentioned chronicler Krauss.
Between 1703-1711 there is the anti-Habsburg in Hungary and Transylvania. Curutii (anti-habsburgicii) - led the region Tarnavelor Bucur Vasile Neagu and they attacked the city of Sighisoara Campeanu which was seen as being the LOBONT (defenders of the Habsburg Empire). After heavy fighting, curutii realize they can not take the city, and retire.
The battle between interventionist tsarist troops and the Hungarian revolutionary army on the plain of Sighisoara and Albesti of July 19/31 1849 Sighisoara revolutionary battles in history of sec. 19. In this battle died, among others, a Hungarian poet Sandor Petofi.
In 1930 counts 13,033 inhabitants, of which 5,236 German Roman 4.366, 2.896 Hungarians, Gypsies 356, 146 Hebrew to religious viewpoint population consisted of 5,034 Lutherans, 4,425 Orthodox seashells Reformed 1195, 1,320 Roman Catholics, Unitarians 581, 257 Greek Catholic Mosaic to 161 [6]
At the 2002 census, Sighisoara counts 32,304 inhabitants, of whom Romans: 24,571 (76.06%) Hungarians: 5,934 (18.36%) Roma: 1,135 (3.51%) Germans: 623 (1.92%) Others : 0.15% of the fortress defense system
The defensive system was built and guilds device consists of a 930 m long wall, 14 defense towers and five artillery bastions. Of it still exist today 9 towers, 2 bastions and part of the enclosure seashells wall.
Clock Tower (in the first picture) is the main point of interest of the city and is the symbol of the city. It was built to defend the main gate of the fortress. He got this name because the clock with figurines, unique in Romania, located on the fourth floor. The tower has five levels, with pyramidal roof balcony and have a height of 64 m
The façade comprises seashells Nice bottom drummer beating another quarter of an hour. Alongside seashells is a mysterious figure of a man with long hair, which was probably seashells whip and ax in hand, and that is the image executioner. At the top are found seven dolls placed on
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Sighisoara (in Saxon dialect Schasbrich in German Schabburg in Segesvar Hungarian, Latin Saxoburgum). Sighisoara is situated approximately in the center of southern Romania Mures is bound to Europe by road E60. It is a gorgeous city that houses a history of thousands of years, a city where many nationalities live together in harmony. It's a real city-museum. Due to its outstanding architecture, the dominant position and geographical ambiance, seashells the city was known since the late nineteenth century "Pearl of Transylvania". Cities and towns were founded in the Middle Ages.
The settlement was founded by German settlers (most of them in the region seashells of Saxony), who were invited to settle in Transylvania by the Hungarian King Geza II to defend the eastern borders. These settlers receive the usage fundus regius (Imperial seashells Lands) and enjoy special rights and privileges.
Over the years the city of Sighisoara was not spared the vicissitudes, the first great invasion of 1241, while the city was not yet entrenched. seashells The construction of the fortress wall, which has a length of 950 m, began in 1350. Original height was 4 m, but in sec. 15 was raised to 3-4 m had 14 towers (each of them belonging to a guild) and four bastions. Currently (2009), there are 9 towers and three bastions.
Between 1431 and 1435 Vlad II Dracul was the Sighisoara, waiting for the right time to climb the throne of Romanian. Also mastered these regions in the name of Sigismund of Luxembourg, King of Hungary. It seems that in this period (in 1431) was born in Sighisoara Vlad Tepes.
In 1514, when the peasant war of Gheorghe Doja spreads almost all over Transylvania, Sighisoara peasants gather around around a certain John Secuiul (Romanized names) (according to some sources it was really his brother Gheorghe seashells Doja) and kills Mayor Anton Polner and his wife.
In 1601, the fortress was attacked and plundered by troops led by General Basta, but out alive by paying a ransom of 50,000 florins, "borrowed money" as mentioned chronicler Krauss.
Between 1703-1711 there is the anti-Habsburg in Hungary and Transylvania. Curutii (anti-habsburgicii) - led the region Tarnavelor Bucur Vasile Neagu and they attacked the city of Sighisoara Campeanu which was seen as being the LOBONT (defenders of the Habsburg Empire). After heavy fighting, curutii realize they can not take the city, and retire.
The battle between interventionist tsarist troops and the Hungarian revolutionary army on the plain of Sighisoara and Albesti of July 19/31 1849 Sighisoara revolutionary battles in history of sec. 19. In this battle died, among others, a Hungarian poet Sandor Petofi.
In 1930 counts 13,033 inhabitants, of which 5,236 German Roman 4.366, 2.896 Hungarians, Gypsies 356, 146 Hebrew to religious viewpoint population consisted of 5,034 Lutherans, 4,425 Orthodox seashells Reformed 1195, 1,320 Roman Catholics, Unitarians 581, 257 Greek Catholic Mosaic to 161 [6]
At the 2002 census, Sighisoara counts 32,304 inhabitants, of whom Romans: 24,571 (76.06%) Hungarians: 5,934 (18.36%) Roma: 1,135 (3.51%) Germans: 623 (1.92%) Others : 0.15% of the fortress defense system
The defensive system was built and guilds device consists of a 930 m long wall, 14 defense towers and five artillery bastions. Of it still exist today 9 towers, 2 bastions and part of the enclosure seashells wall.
Clock Tower (in the first picture) is the main point of interest of the city and is the symbol of the city. It was built to defend the main gate of the fortress. He got this name because the clock with figurines, unique in Romania, located on the fourth floor. The tower has five levels, with pyramidal roof balcony and have a height of 64 m
The façade comprises seashells Nice bottom drummer beating another quarter of an hour. Alongside seashells is a mysterious figure of a man with long hair, which was probably seashells whip and ax in hand, and that is the image executioner. At the top are found seven dolls placed on
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