Map of Sighişoara: Medieval Fortress

Segesvar is a UNESCO protected town and from 1999 it is a part of the wold-treasure. It has a medieval castle what is inhabited today as well. On the settlement's hill there was built a castle in 1280 for the first time. In the XVI.th century under the castle there established masters concentrated in well organized crafts. Thanks to their good financier status soon they'd built a 930 m long and 4 meter height stone wall around the castle.
In the XV.th century the height of the wall arrised with another 3-4 meter and during the following 200 years the height of the wall somewhere attained 15 meter. They've built 14 watch-towers as well what were named after the crafts that backed up there building.
9 towers of the 14 still exist: the clock-towers, the tanner's, the thailor's, the smith's, the furrier's, the boot-maker's, the butcher's, the Rope-maker's, and the tin-tower. Unfortunately today doesn't exist the barber's, the fitter's, weaver's and the cooper's tower.

Sighișoara, Clock Tower, photo: Mezei Elemér, Photo: Mezei Elemér

Medieval Fortress, Sighișoara·, Photo: Mezei Elemér

Medieval Fortress, Sighișoara·, Photo: Mircea Vâlcu

Medieval Fortress, Sighișoara·, Photo: Daniela Stelia

Medieval Fortress, Sighișoara·, Photo: Mezei Elemér

Medieval Fortress, Sighișoara·, Photo: Cătălin Nenciu

Medieval Fortress, Sighișoara·, Photo: Cătălin Nenciu

Medieval Fortress, Sighișoara·, Photo: Mircea Vâlcu

Medieval Fortress, Sighișoara·, Photo: Daniel Stoica

Medieval Fortress, Sighișoara·, Photo: Cătălin Nenciu

Sighișoara, Tanners' Tower, photo: Sighișoara Mayor's Office

Medieval Fortress, Sighișoara·, Photo: Ovidiu Nicorici

Sighisoara, Furriers-tower, photo: Sighișoara Mayor's Office

Medieval Fortress, Sighișoara·, Photo: Teresa Bibata Valls

Medieval Fortress, Sighișoara·, Photo: Daniel Stoica

Sighișoara, Blacksmith Tower, photo: Cristian Laubach, Photo: Cristian Laubach

Sighișoara, Butchers' Tower, photo: Mezei Elemér, Photo: Mezei Elemér

Sighișoara, Taylor Tower, photo: Alexandra și Bogdan Mârza, Photo: Alexandra și Bogdan Mârza

Medieval Fortress, Sighișoara·, Photo: Alina Ghibu

Sighișoara, Rope Tower, photo: Hetei Gábor, Photo: Hetei Gábor

Sighisoara, Boot-tower, photo: Daniel Stoica, Photo: Daniel Stoica

Sighișoara, Tin-tower, photo: Sighișoara Mayor's Office

GPS: 46.22011N, 24.79235E