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Distance
1.38 mi
Elevation gain
289 ft
Technical difficulty
Easy
Elevation loss
285 ft
Max elevation
1,426 ft
TrailRank 
22
Min elevation
1,171 ft
Trail type
One Way
Moving time
40 minutes
Time
54 minutes
Coordinates
401
Uploaded
October 17, 2023
Recorded
October 2023
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near Sighișoara, Mureș (România)

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Sighișoara

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PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,314 ft
Photo ofCalle paraguas Octavian Goga

Calle paraguas Octavian Goga

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,209 ft
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Waypoint

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,219 ft
Photo ofTorre de los Herreros Photo ofTorre de los Herreros

Torre de los Herreros

The Blacksmiths' Tower, located behind the Monastery Church, was built in 1631 on the foundations of the old Barbers' Tower. Massive and small, seen from the citadel, but imposing seen from outside the wall; It has consoles, oil dispensers and fire pits, which give it a special decoration. The top floor housed the fire station. Inside it houses an exhibition about the true story of Vlad Țepeș.

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PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,240 ft
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Torre del reloj

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Ayuntamiento de Sighisoara

Building built between 1887-88 in a predominantly Baroque architectural style, in which you can see some classical and Renaissance elements. It is one of the few municipal buildings that also hosts public cultural events and concerts inside, in the assembly hall located on the first floor. In a corner of the town hall square there is a plaque commemorating the martyred bishop Vilmos Boldog Apor, beatified by Pope John Paul II.

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PictographReligious site Altitude 1,254 ft
Photo ofIglesia del monasterio

Iglesia del monasterio

The Monastery Church is located in the vicinity of the Clock Tower and belonged to the Dominican Monastery built in the 13th century until it was demolished at the end of the 19th century. In its place the Municipal Council was built, preserving only a corridor on the north side of the old monastery. The current form of the church dates back to 1677. The building is Gothic in style, with three naves of equal height. The dimensions of the church are 44.5 m long and 12.6 m wide. Inside it houses a bronze baptismal font from 1440, made by the craftsman Iacob, and a door frame, carved in 1570 by the stonemason Toma. The baroque altar and organ were sculpted by Johann West and painted by Jeremias Stranovius. The organ is still used today in many concerts. Interior paintings were prohibited after the adoption of the Reformation. So the place was adorned with benches and balconies richly decorated with sculptures and oriental rugs. 35 of these carpets of great artistic value from the 16th and 17th centuries form the endowment and decoration of the evangelical church.

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PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,253 ft
Photo ofEstatua de Blad Tepes

Estatua de Blad Tepes

PictographReligious site Altitude 1,259 ft
Photo ofCatedral Católica Romana

Catedral Católica Romana

The Roman Catholic Cathedral of St. Joseph in Sighisoara is one of the famous ancient churches of the medieval city, along with the Hill Church, the Lepers' Church, the Evangelical Cathedral and several others of its kind. The cathedral was built in 1894, after the demolition of the Monastery of the Franciscan Mothers and the Lacatus Tower. It is still located today in the northeastern part of the fortress, near the enclosing wall. Built in an eclectic style, by the architect Letz of Sighisoara, the Roman Catholic church underwent interior repairs after the fire of 1983. The current organ was purchased from a nearby Saxon church and was built by Karl Einschenk in 1908.

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PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,239 ft
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La Torre de los Zapateros

The Zapateros Tower is documented for the first time in 1594. In its current form, it is one of the recent towers, betraying some influences of Baroque architecture since it was rebuilt in 1650. Of relatively small vertical dimensions, the tower follows a hexagonal with unequal sides. The roof is in the shape of a long tiled hull, from whose mass a small observation tower emerges towards the south, towards the interior of the fortress. The fire of 1676 completely destroyed it, it was rebuilt from scratch and acquired its current appearance with baroque influences in 1681. Two important inscriptions were discovered inside, today preserved in the collection of the History Museum. In the first epigraphic document the first coat of arms of the city appears and above it is written the motto "Nomen Domini Turiis Fortissima" ("The name of the Lord the strongest tower"), and in the second it is written "Under the rule of the illustrious and pre-enlightened prince G. Rakocyi II, by the mercy of God, prince of Transylvania and committee of the Szeklers."

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PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,246 ft
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Torre de los Sastres

The Tailors' Tower, built in the 14th century, is located on the opposite side of the Clock Tower and guards the second access door to the citadel. Initially, the two towers had the same shape, but during the great fire, the gunpowder warehouse stored in the Tailors' Tower exploded and destroyed much of the tower. The vault of the north door collapsed and was rebuilt, in its original form, in 1935. The two paths that pierce the ground floor of the tower could be closed on both sides with iron bars. The upper part is provided with firing holes and ejection ports.

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PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,239 ft
Photo ofPlaza Cetati / Ciudadela

Plaza Cetati / Ciudadela

It is the center and most important point of the Citadel. In the past, around it were the most important guilds such as goldsmiths and carpenters, making it a powerful medieval commercial space. Medieval statutes specified the place where goods produced within the fortress were sold. Today it is full of tourist places with a lot of activity, selling crafts and souvenirs to any tourist who approaches. The houses that we see in the square are the result of the renovations carried out after the great fire of 1676. Many changed their facades to the current ones that we can see. In the center of the square was the "pillar of infamy and the tribune", where capital trials were judged in public. In addition to the clock towers, the Dominican church and monastery (Biserica Manastirii Dominicane) are very close. The rehabilitated environment is a pleasant ensemble to see.

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PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,252 ft
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Casa de Vlad Drácul

In Piața Turnului Sfatului is the House of Vlad Dracul, where Vlad Țepes, known as Dracula, is supposed to have been born in 1431. The son of the Prince of Wallachia, Vlad Dracu, was famous for the exemplary punishments meted out to his opponents. From these events the legend of Count Dracula would be born. In all likelihood, Vlad lived here until he was 4 years old, since his father lived between the years 1431-1436 in the citadel of Sighișoara. A bar and a restaurant currently operate in the house. You visit the room in which he was born. Everything is decorated with a Gothic aesthetic reminiscent of Dracula and there is even a man dressed in a coffin who welcomes you.

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PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,286 ft
Photo ofTorre de Cositorarilor

Torre de Cositorarilor

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,272 ft
Photo ofThe Tanner Tower

The Tanner Tower

PictographTunnel Altitude 1,274 ft
Photo ofEscalera colegial

Escalera colegial

The Covered Staircase or Collegiate Staircase has 300 steps. It was built in 1642 and covered to protect children, who walk up this road to J. Haltrich High School. After the changes of 1849, only 175 steps remained.

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PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,383 ft
Photo ofColegio Joseph Haltrich

Colegio Joseph Haltrich

Although there is documentation of the existence of a school since the 16th century, the construction of this building was not carried out until 1901, because the previous buildings no longer met the demands of education and population density of Sighișoara. At that time it was named after its most famous director, Bischof Tetsch Gymnasium, who held the position until 1948. The school was a boys' high school, where thanks to boarding schools such as Casa Albert, students came from all over the country, even from Banat. We have to wait until 1972, with the occasion of the celebration of the 450 years of existence, when the school changes its name to that of its former student, teacher and director, Joseph Haltrich.

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PictographReligious site Altitude 1,397 ft
Photo ofIglesia de la colina

Iglesia de la colina

The construction began in 1345, was modified in 1429 and after the interior finishes reached its final form in 1506. It was repaired after each damage created by natural phenomena or attacks. The church has a length of 53 m, the bell tower, inclined to the south, reaches 42 m and has shooting and launching mouths. The side naves were built by union, the north nave is 5.2 m high and the south 3 m. On the solid buttresses that frame the main nave there are four statuettes made of stone around 1450. The interior of the church is surprising for its Its volume is high, with its octagonal pillars, which extend towards the ribs of the vault, its tall and narrow windows, its guild flags and its life-size statues. Here you can find baptismal fonts, tombstones and altars brought from other places abandoned by believers, such as Cund, Șaeș and Beia, but even the old altar of the Sighișoara monastery church. Under the church there is a crypt with tombs from the XVI-XVIII. The interior paintings, made in the 15th century, came to light thanks to the Messerschmitt Foundation of Munich; their restoration work lasted 8 years, between 1991-1999. Next to the church you can see the cemetery chapel and the Tower of the Ropes.

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PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,424 ft
Photo ofTorre de las Cuerdas

Torre de las Cuerdas

The Rope Tower, contemporary with the first walls of the fortress, was destroyed by the Tatar invasion (1241) and rebuilt in 1350, later it would be repaired in the 16th century. It is one of the few towers that was not affected by the fire of 1676. The Rope Tower is the only inhabited one of the 9 preserved towers. Today it is the house of the guardian of the cemetery church. From the front of the tower we have a beautiful view of the city below.

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PictographReligious site Altitude 1,425 ft
Photo ofCementerio Sajón

Cementerio Sajón

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,290 ft
Photo ofTorre de los Carniceros

Torre de los Carniceros

The Butchers' Tower, built in the second half of the 15th century, is located on the western side of the surrounding wall, it is one of the two defense towers of the Törle Gate, where in ancient times, every afternoon, the flocks were divided. A bastion was built in front of it. Located at the foot of the steepest part of the hill, it had the function of defense from the SW and NW of the fortress. Due to its hexagonal shape, it had a field of fire in all directions.

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PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,286 ft
Photo ofTorre de los Peleteros

Torre de los Peleteros

The Furriers' Tower is located on the western side of the surrounding wall. It is one of the two defense towers of the Törle Gate, where the herds were once divided every afternoon. It was probably built in the 15th century, and defended by the furriers' guild. The fire of 1676 that devastated almost half of the town also destroyed the tower, which was repaired, in its current form. It is a tower with a square base and 4 floors. The upper deck protrudes into the overhang and the fuel nozzles can be seen.

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