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Saschiz

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Heather Campbell
Heather Campbell was a senior editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica. Prior to joining Britannica, she was an editor at ABC-CLIO; taught French to undergraduates at the University of California, Santa Barbara;...
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Saschiz, village and commune, Mureș județ (county), central Romania. The villages of Saschiz, Mihai Viteazu, and Cloașterf make up the larger commune of Saschiz. Located in the old region of Transylvania, it lies about 12 miles (20 km) east of Sighișoara. First documented in the 14th century, Saschiz is known for its medieval fortress and church constructed by Transylvanian Saxons, a population of German speakers who settled in Transylvania when it was part of Hungary....

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