SIGHISOARA
Birthplace of Dracula or Vlad the Impaler (Vlad Tepes). Or so the legend goes...

What is best about Sighisoara is the diversity of the ethnic groups including Hungarian, Saxon/German and Romanian.

The city is also known for its medieval citadel (or cetate - castle), which is also a UNESCO World Hertiage site. The town originated in the 12th century by Saxons. Prior to 1989, there were about 3,000 Saxons mostly inhabiting the citadel. However, many left after the collapse of communism and choose the option to repatriate to Germany.

Sighisoara is surrounded by rolling hills and beautiful countrysides. To the north of Sighisoara is a magestic Oak Forest preserve with Oak trees dating between 300-800 years old. This was the location which was highly contested for building a Dracula Amusement park - thank God it was fought against by the people of Sighisoara and quashed.

Sighisoara has a population around 32,000 people - mostly elderly. While it is a proposerous town (mostly due to tourism), the town lacks a university, therefore, after high school most students leave Sighisoara for bigger cities and do not return because there are not as many job opportunities and there are few forms of entertainment in the town. The city has many elderly people.