🏛️ Historic Centre of Sighișoara

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Sighișoara is a city on the Târnava Mare River in Mureș County, central Romania. Located in the historic region of Transylvania, Sighișoara had a population of 23,927 according to the 2021 census. It is a popular tourist destination for its well-preserved old town, which is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site since 1999. The town administers seven villages: Angofa, Aurel Vlaicu, Hetiur, Rora, Șoromiclea, Venchi, and Viilor.

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Historic Centre of Sighișoara is a cultural World Heritage site in Romania, in Europe. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Historic Centre of Sighișoara was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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