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town's highest point. Facing its entry - behind the church when approaching from the
steps - is an atmospheric, overgrown German cemetery.
PRINCE CHARLES: TREE HUGGER
Not content with attempting to save Borneo's rainforests, Prince Charles is also campaigning to save
Transylvania's forests and Saxon architecture in villages such as Viscri and Biertan. Rapid economic growth in
Romania has placed the Carpathian Mountains under threat from logging, and the prince, only too aware of how
England's forests shrank to nothing during industrialisation, is keen to make his voice heard. A voice that ances-
trally is connected to Vlad The Impaler. He was heard to say: 'The genealogy shows I am descended from Vlad
the Impaler, so I do have a bit of a stake in the country'. The royal bought a five-bedroom 150-year-old house in
the village of Zalanpatak, while his first house was purchased in Viscri in 2006.
Goldsmiths' Tower
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Around the citadel walls are the remnants of 14 towers erected by the guilds in the 14th to
16th centuries to protect the town from Turkish raids. The Goldsmiths' Tower defended
the southwestern corner, one of the most sensitive points of the city of Sighişoara.
TOWER
Roman Catholic Church
(Str Bastionul)
St Joseph Roman Catholic Church was built in 1894, after the demolition
of the Franciscan convent. It is situated in the northeast of Sighişoara citadel, near the en-
closure wall.
TOWER
Tailors' Tower
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(Turnul Cizmarilor; Str Bastionul)
Dating from the 14th century, the Taylor's Tower
marks the second entrance into the citadel. The tower was destroyed by a fire in 1676, and
rebuilt three years later.
TOWER
History Museum
MUSEUM
