Saschiz
| Saschiz | |
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| Commune | |
The fortified church seen from the peasant citadel
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 Location of Saschiz |
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| Country |
 Romania
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| County | Mureș County |
| Status | Commune |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ovidiu Șoaita |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 2,048 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Saschiz (German: Keisd; Hungarian: Szászkézd, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈsaːskeːzd]; Transylvanian Saxon dialect: Kisd) is a commune in Mureș 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.
Peasant citadel
Rural site
Lutheran church
Coordinates: 46°11′N 24°58′E / 46.183°N 24.967°E
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