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Sighișoara Fortress
Sighișoara, Romania, Romania
Sighișoara Fortress in Sighișoara, Romania, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of Europe's best-preserved inhabited medieval citadels, originally built by Transylvanian Saxons in the late 12th century with wooden structures that were destroyed by the 1241 Tatar invasion and rebuilt in stone. Encircled by 930-meter-long walls up to 14 meters high and originally featuring 14 defense towers—nine still standing—each maintained by craft guilds like tailors, shoemakers, and clockmakers, it served as a strategic hub with the iconic 64-meter Clock Tower as its main gate and council seat. Home to Vlad Dracul, father of Dracula, the Upper Town endured Turkish threats until the 17th century and remains a vibrant living museum today.
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