jump to the content  Committee Decisions   Historic Centre of
Sighisoara (Romania)  Property: Historic Centre of Sighisoara
Id. N°: 902  State Party: Romania  Criteria: C (iii) (v)
Criterion (iii): Sighisoara is an outstanding testimony to the
culture of the Transylvanian Saxons, a culture that is coming to
a close after 850 years and will continue to exist only through
its architectural and urban monuments.  Criterion (v):
Sighisoara is an outstanding example of a small fortified city
in the border region between the Latinoriented culture of
Central Europe and the Byzantine- Orthodox culture of south-
eastern Europe. The apparently unstoppable process of emigration
by the Saxons, the social stratum that had formed and upheld the
cultural traditions of the region, threatens the survival of
their architectural heritage as well.  The Observer of Germany
recommended that the Government of Romania should inform the
Committee through the World Heritage Centre of the approval of
the new law on cultural heritage t