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Ropemaker's Tower

Turnul Frânghierilor
Ropemaker's Tower
Turnul Frânghierilor
Turnul Franghierilor din Sighisoara4
Cezar Suceveanu, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Original function:
town fortification
Current function:
town fortification
Settlement:
Segesvár, Sighișoara
Historical Hungarian county:
Nagy-Küküllő
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
46.2177519532, 24.7899569773
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History

It is the same age as the oldest walls of the castle. It was destroyed by the Mongols in 1241 but rebuilt in 1350. It was not affected by the fire of 1676. It is still inhabited today. It protected the rim of the hilltop, the wall rising here surrounded the hilltop church.

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