Sfantu Gheorghe

Place description

The city of Sfantu Gheorghe is located in the depression with the same name, on both sides of the Olt River, at an altitude of 550 m. It is located at the intersection of several roads, the most important being DN12 road, connecting the city of Brasov with the city of Miercurea-Ciuc. The land and climate conditions have provided a favorable framework for the development of this city.

The city was first mentioned in a document in 1332, but archaeological discoveries prove human existence since the Neolithic period.

The importance of the city of Sfantu Gheorghe, located at the confluence of the connection roads between Transylvania and Moldova, has increased since the fifteenth century, when it was designated as borough (1461). In the seventeenth century, the city suffered two invasions: in 1658 the Tatar invasion, and in 1661 the Ottoman one, both of which were devastating.
In 1968, during the territorial-administrative reorganization of Romania, Sfantu Gheorghe became the county seat, and in 1982 a municipality.

Tourist attractions in the town and surrounding areas:

The Reformed Church fortified in the fourteenth century, surrounded by walls. It underwent repairs and changes after the Tatar invasion of 1658, after the Ottoman siege of 1661 and after the earthquakes of 1728, 1738 and 1802. The church has windows in Gothic style, a paneled and painted ceiling, and an 1894 organ, built by Josef Angster of Pecs.

The Orthodox Church dedicated to St. George was built in 1938

The County Library building built in 1832 and converted in 1897 and 1902

The building of the former Court built in 1870; today the headquarters of the Art Galleries in Sfantu Gheorghe

The building of the Székely National Museum, designed by Károly Kós  

The Elisabeta Park – located in the city center