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One year later, it was ranked "Europe's 8th-most idyllic place to live" by Forbes. [9] In 2019, Sibiu was named the European Region of Gastronomy. [10] Sibiu hosted the European Wandering Capital event in 2021, the most important tourist wandering event in Europe. [11] [12] A European Union summit was also hosted by the town in 2019.
In Eastern Europe and Southeastern Europe, Sighișoara is one of the few fortified towns that are still inhabited. The town is made up of two parts. The medieval stronghold was built on top of a hill and is known as the Citadel (Cetatea). The lower town lies in the valley of Târnava Mare river.
It is a well-preserved example of a small fortified medieval town shaped by the interactions of cultures from Central Europe and the Byzantine-Orthodox Southeastern Europe. It was founded by the Transylvanian Saxons, a community of German merchants and craftsmen. They have lived in the region for over 850 years, however, due to immigration in ...
Maramureș (7). Apafi Castle, Coștiui Blomberg Castle, Gârdani Chioar Fortress (Kővár vára), BerchezoaiaSeini Fortress, Seini Teleki Castle, Coltău Teleki Castle, Pribilești
The Fortress of Arad is a fortification system built in the city of Arad, Romania, on the left bank of the Mureș River in the 18th century at the direct order of the Habsburg Empress Maria Theresa. The fortress today lies in the city's Subcetate neighbourhood, on the former military border between the Habsburg Empire and the Ottoman Empire .
The Costești-Blidaru Dacian fortress is the ruin of a Dacian fortified town in present-day Romania. Located near Costești village in Hunedoara County, it belongs to the Dacian Fortresses of the Orăștie Mountains World Heritage Site.
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This is a list of cities and towns in Romania, ordered by population (largest to smallest) according to the 2002, 2011 and 2021 censuses. [1] For the major cities, average elevation is also given. Cities in bold are county capitals. The list includes major cities with the status of municipiu (103 in total), as well as cities and towns with the ...