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Saschiz
Commune
The fortified church seen from the peasant citadel
Location in Mureș County
SaschizLocation in Romania
Coordinates: 46°11′N 24°58′E / 46.183°N 24.967°E / 46.183; 24.967
Country	Romania
County	Mureș
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Ovidiu Șoaita (PNL)
Population	2,080
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	MS

Saschiz (German: Keisd or Hünenburg; Hungarian: Szászkézd, Hungarian pronunciation: ; Transylvanian Saxon: Keist) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, central Romania. It is composed of three villages: Cloașterf, Mihai Viteazu (Zoltan until 1932), and Saschiz.

Saschiz, with its 15th-century church, has been the home of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, since its designation in 1999. The route of the Via Transilvanica long-distance trail passes through both Saschiz and Cloașterf.

Names

Like many locations in Transylvania, the component villages have names in the languages spoke historically in the area:

Demographics

It has a population of 2,048: 88 percent Romanians, 5 percent Germans (more specifically Transylvanian Saxons), 4 percent Hungarians, and 3 percent Roma.

Natives

• Ion Dacian (1911–1981), light opera singer
• Dan-Alexandru Voiculescu (1940–2009), composer

Gallery

• The peasant citadel
• Rural view
• The Evangelical Lutheran church

See also

• Transylvanian Saxons
• Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania

References

1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
2. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
3. "Terra Saxonum | Via Transilvanica". www.viatransilvanica.com (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-08-14.

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Cities	Târgu Mureș (county seat) Reghin Sighișoara Târnăveni
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