Sighișoara, Romania

Today's last card was a surprise from my friend Astrid, who attended a Postcrossing meet-up in Romania. I had no idea she was planning on going there! It must have been a pretty interesting place to visit as well, and looks very beautiful.

Sighișoara is a city on the Târnava Mare River in Mureș County, Romania. Located in the historic region of Transylvania, Sighișoara has a population of 28,102 according to the 2011 census.

Historic Centre of Sighişoara is a Unesco site. Founded by German craftsmen and merchants known as the Saxons of Transylvania, Sighişoara is a fine example of a small, fortified medieval town which played an important strategic and commercial role on the fringes of central Europe for several centuries.

Transylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by its natural borders, the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical regions of Crișana, Maramureș, and Romanian part of Banat. The region of Transylvania is known for the scenic beauty of its Carpathian landscape and its rich history. In the English-speaking world it has been commonly associated with vampires, chiefly due to the influence of Bram Stoker's famous novel Dracula as well as the many later film adaptations.

Transylvania, Romania

One more card for today, a very nice official I received from Romania this summer.


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Transylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical regions of Crişana, Maramureş, and Romanian part of Banat.

Transylvania is often associated with Dracula (Bram Stoker's novel and its film adaptations, and Vlad the Impaler), and the horror genre in general, while the region is also known for the scenic beauty of its Carpathian landscape and its rich history.

The houses on this card are traditional houses that can be found in Carpathian Mountains. The poem, then, is called 'Soapte Din Transilvania' ('Whispers of Transylvania'). There was a helpful English translation on the back of the card:

At the edge of that dark forest
I chose my house to build
I dance and sing to praise the best
of my companions, my truthful shield
here and far away.



The stamp on the left is from a set of 7 stamps issued in 2005, depicting Romanian Pottery. The stamp on the right is from a set of 4 stamps issued in 2007, showing Romanian Ceramics.