July 2024 and it is beautiful 🥰 Not crowded, yet lively with countless places you want / should see and wonderful spots to relax, linger... and enjoy.

From the hotel it’s a 2-minute walk, parking is everywhere, and the temperatures are perfect: about 30 degrees during the day and 18 to 22 degrees at night. If you are ever in the area, we can recommend Sighisoara / Schässburg 1,000% 👍😍

Sighisoara (in German Schäßburg, in Hungarian Segesvár) is one of the most important cities in Mures County, in the Transylvania region of Romania.

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The city is located on the Târnava Mare River.

We thank Tom & Helga for these beautiful pictures from their Romania tour in September and October 2024. Many thanks! 🥰

A small city tour in Sighisoara (in German Schässburg, in Hungarian Segesvár) with a visit to the Evangelical cemetery and the Evangelical church with the hill school, a stop in a rustic restaurant, and also a visit to the birthplace of Vlad Tepes Draculea III, who served as inspiration for the Irish writer Bram Stoker’s “Count Dracula”.

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Text and photos: Roland Schmid. Dear Roland, we thank you for your efforts, for everything you do, and for your enthusiasm for Romania.

A small city tour in Sighisoara (in German Schässburg, in Hungarian Segesvár) with a visit to the Evangelical cemetery and the Evangelical church with the hill school, a stop in a rustic restaurant, and also a visit to the birthplace of Vlad Tepes Draculea III, who served as inspiration for the Irish writer Bram Stoker’s “Count Dracula”.

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Text and photos: Roland Schmid. Dear Roland, we thank you for your efforts, for everything you do, and for your enthusiasm for Romania.

The Clock Tower is the landmark of Sighisoara (German name: Schäßburg) and... a wonderful viewing platform over the city of Sighisoara.

The tower (Turnul cu ceas) was built in the second half of the 14th century as a defensive structure for the main gate of the fortress and as the town council’s seat (until the end of 1656). Its current appearance dates from the end of the 17th century, when on April 30, 1676, a devastating fire that started in the lower town also spread to the tower. The Clock Tower, including the weather vane, has a total height of about 64 meters. The wall thickness on the ground floor is 2.4 meters, the masonry height is 39.5 meters (since 1804), and the tower has five floors. On the top floor, the tower is surrounded by an open wooden gallery, which was also used as a fire watch and lookout over the city’s surroundings.

The village of Saschiz (in Saxon: Keist, Kaest, in German: Keisd, in Hungarian: Szászkézd) is part of the commune of the same name in Mureș County, Transylvania.

It is located on the road from Rupea to Sighișoara, about 15 km before Sighișoara.

Szászkézdi Parasztvár / Saschiz / Transylvania

The village of Kleinlasseln (Laslau Mic in Romanian) is located in the district of Muresch (Mures) and is a typical (former) Saxon village in southern Transylvania.

The old Protestant village churches mostly still offer small, hidden treasures. Only a few Germans still live in the village.

We would like to thank Mr. Frank Schleßmann for sending us these beautiful pictures and the corresponding text/explanation.

The city of Sighisoara (in German Schäßburg) is located in Mures County, in the heart of Transylvania, and is one of the largest inhabited medieval fortress settlements in Europe.

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The pavement tower, mentioned in documents in 1522, was rebuilt in 1681 after the fire of 1676 and has the shape of a hexagonal prisms with uneven sides.

The robust roof, with two observation towers on the south and north sides, gives it a special look. From this tower comes the stone tablet with the oldest coat of arms of the city and the motto Nomen Domini, turris fortissima” (translation: The name of the Lord is the most solid castle), which is preserved in the History Museum in the Clock Tower (in the German clock tower) in the city of Sighișoara (in German Schäßburg).

After World War II, the appearance of the tower underwent some changes. The windows were enlarged and the entrance was changed, and the exterior staircase was added in the following years.

Images: Early August 2021

A beautiful town in Mures County and a perfect holiday destination at any time of the year.

Sighisoara, or Segesvar in Hungarian, lies in the heart of Transylvania and is one of the few fully preserved medieval towns in the world today.

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The city of Sighisoara (in German Schässburg / Schäßburg, in Hungarian Segesvár) is one of the most important and also most colorful cities in Mures County.

Schässburg is located in the historical region of Transylvania, in the heart of Romania.

Pictures: Bianca Fazacas

Targu Mures, first mentioned in documents in the year 1300, is located on the Mures River (in German Mieresch, in Hungarian Maros) in the historical county* of Maros-Torda, on the route from Brasov to Cluj-Napoca.

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* County: name for an administrative district in Hungary

Sighișoara (in German Schäßburg, in Hungarian Segesvar) is one of the most important towns in Mureș county, in the Transylvania region of Romania.

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The town is situated on the river Kokel Mare (Tarnava Mare in Romanian). Thanks to Andreea Postolache for these images (summer 2021).

About 30 kilometres from Sighisoara and 30 kilometres from Medias lies the village of Cund in the county of Mures.

The former name of the village, part of the Bahneawar commune, was Cundu (Saxon Reisdref, German Reußdorf, Reussdorf, Reisdorf, Kunden, Hungarian Kund). The village, like several hundred other villages in Transylvania, is based on a fortified church (Kirchenburg) in the centre of the village.

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The village of Dedrad, or Deutsch-Zepling in German, is located in the district of Mures in northern Transylvania.

Until 1944, the village was mainly inhabited by Transylvanian Saxons, who had to flee westwards as a result of the Second World War. Some of them returned in 1945. From the 1970s onwards, most of the Germans resettled in Germany. Today, there is still a small German Protestant congregation that regularly worships in the beautifully renovated church.

We would like to thank Mr. Frank Schleßmann for sending us these beautiful pictures and the corresponding text/explanation.

Enjoy relaxation in Sovata, Mureș County, at Pension Senin. Wellness center, fitness, restaurant / bar, and stunning nature right outside the house.

Learn more and request / book accommodation:
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The pension is located in Sovata Bai, in the town of Sovata, about 20 km east of Târgu Mureș, the county capital of Mureș. Just a few kilometers away is the Praid Salt Mine, the city of Sighișoara (Schässburg), and many other wonderful destinations in Transylvania are not far away.

The clock tower is the landmark of Sighisoara and a popular object of film and photography day and night.

The city of Târgu Mureș, first mentioned in documents in the year 1300, is located on the Mureș River (in German Mieresch, in Hungarian Maros), on the road from Brașov to Cluj-Napoca.

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Logig village (in Romanian Logig, in Hungarian Szaszludveg) is located in Mureș County, in northern Transylvania.

This small village, situated in a side valley on the route from Reghin to Bistrița, is home to Romanians, Hungarians, and Germans. In the beautiful small Evangelical church, a German-language service is held every two weeks on Sunday at 12 o’clock.

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We thank Mr. Frank Schleßmann for sending these beautiful pictures (April 15, 2025) and the corresponding text/explanation.

Pictures of Schässburg, with a difference ... A hike in the suburbs in the valley and on the opposite hill with (rear) views of the city.

Pictures: End of July 2024

Pictures of Schässburg, with a difference ... A hike in the suburbs in the valley and on the opposite hill with (rear) views of the city.

Pictures: End of July 2024

The town of Sächsisch-Regen (in Romanian Reghin, in Hungarian Szaszregen) is located in northern Transylvania, Mureș County, on the Mureș River. Romanians, Hungarians, and Germans live in the town.

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We thank Mr. Frank Schleßmann for sending these beautiful pictures (April 15, 2025) and the corresponding text/explanation.

Feldorf (in Romanian Filitelnic) is located in Mureș County, in a side valley of the Little Târnava River.

Until autumn 1944, it was an almost entirely German village. The population had to flee, and only a small part returned after the end of the war. The Evangelical fortified church was supposed to be demolished a few years ago due to the risk of collapse. A private initiative from abroad prevented this. Since then, restoration work has been taking place, also with the help of foreign students. The village has largely preserved its original Saxon architectural style.

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We thank Mr. Frank Schleßmann for sending these beautiful pictures (April 15, 2025) and the corresponding text/explanation.

The city of Sighisoara is located in the county of Mures and was founded in the second half of the 12th century by German immigrants, the Transylvanian Saxons.

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The first flowers of the steppe peonies (Paeonia tenuifolia) usually bloom in May in the nature reserve in Zau de Campie (photos: 2022).

The nature reserve is located on the territory of the municipalities of Zau de Campie and Valea Larga in Mures County, near the border with Cluj County.

Text/image source: https://destinatiaanului.ro/
Photos: Ciprian Cenan