Sighișoara is a city in Transylvania, central Romania and has a population of 28,102 (2011).

## Contents

* 1 Historic Centre of Sighişoara
* 2 See also
* 3 External links
* 4 References

## Historic Centre of Sighişoara[edit]

Sighișoara was founded by German craftsmen and merchants known as the Saxons of Transylvania, Sighişoara is a fine example of a small, fortified medieval town which played an important strategic and commercial role on the fringes of central Europe for several centuries.[1]

## See also[edit]

* List of World Heritage Sites in Europe and North America

## External links[edit]

* Official website of the city of Sighișoara

## References[edit]

1. ↑ http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/902