Historic Centre of Sighisoara
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (v).
Region
Europe and North America
Romania
Inscribed
1999
Area
33 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Historic Centre of Sighisoara is about 40 km south-east of Tirgu Mures. The nearest other World Heritage site is Fortified Churches of Transylvania, about 25 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Tirgu Mures · about 149,000 peopleabout 40 km north-west
- Miercurea Cuic · about 42,000 peopleabout 60 km east
- Sibiu · about 156,000 peopleabout 70 km south-west
- Sfintu-Gheorghe · about 61,000 peopleabout 85 km south-east
- Brașov · about 311,000 peopleabout 90 km south-east
- Alba Lulia · about 66,000 peopleabout 95 km west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
RomaniaCultural23 km away
RomaniaCultural132 km away
RomaniaCultural132 km away
RomaniaCultural164 km away
RomaniaCultural176 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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