Saschiz

Saschiz
Commune
The fortified church seen from the peasant citadel
Location of Saschiz
Country	Romania
County	Mureș County
Status	Commune
Government
• Mayor	Ovidiu Șoaita
Population  (2002)
• Total	2,048
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Saschiz (German: Keisd; Hungarian: Szászkézd, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈsaːskeːzd]; Transylvanian Saxon dialect: Kisd) is a commune in Mureş County, Romania. It has a population of 2,048: 88% Romanians, 5% Germans, 4% Hungarians and 3% Roma. It is composed of three villages: Cloașterf, Mihai Viteazu (Zoltan until 1932) and Saschiz.

Saschiz, with its 15th-century church, is part of the World Heritage Site Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, designated in 1999 by UNESCO.

In Romanian	In German	In Hungarian
Cloașterf	Klosdorf	Miklóstelke
Mihai Viteazu	Zoltendorf	Zoltán
Saschiz	Keisd	Szászkézd

Natives

• Ion Dacian, composer

Gallery

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  Peasant citadel
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  Rural site
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  Lutheran church

See also

• Transylvanian Saxons
• Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania
• List of castles in Mureş County