Wednesday 13 January 2010

902 RO - Historic Centre of Sighişoara (1999)

Brief Description

"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."

锡吉什瓦拉历史中心
"锡吉什瓦拉历史中心由德国工匠和商人所建,以特兰西瓦尼亚撒克逊闻名于世。锡吉什瓦拉历史中心保留了中世纪防卫小城的原貌,几个世纪以来,它在中部欧洲的政治、贸易方面,发挥着极其重要的作用。"
Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/902
Courtesy of duck from postcrossing

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