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Description
This is a very small part of the historic center in Mediaș.
Mediaș is the second largest city in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania.

History:
The first signs of human communities in the area are thought to be from the middle Neolithic period.
In the 13th century, the kings of Hungary invited German settlers known as Transylvanian Saxons to the area, who settled in the valley of the Târnava Mare River.
According to the tradition, the town was founded in 1146, being so one of the oldest cities in Transilvania.
1200: here would have lived around 100 inhabitants.
1267: the first document that mentions the city is dated 3 June 1267.
1283: another reference appears in a document: Mediaș is listed as "villa Medgyes".
1318: the Hungarian king Charles Robert of Anjou offers the complete rights for the Sibiu region to the people living in Mediaș, Şeica and Biertan.
1359: Mediaș is called for the first time a city ("civitas"). The first seal of Mediaș was used in 1448.
1414: The St. Margaret church was the first church built in Mediaș. The first document that notes the presence of a hospital in the city is dated 1487.
1448: during his preparations for the campaign against the Turks, John Hunyadi passed through Mediaș.
1490-1534: The city is fortified by the people living in Mediaș and Șeica, after a document signed in 1477 by the king Matthias Corvinus's office.
1517: it gets the right to organise annual fairs.
1557: The population of Mediaş was hit by leprosy. The plague has also devastated the population of Mediaş several times in history, in 1586, 1601–1604, 1633, 1646, 1653, 1656–1658, 1660–1661 and 1717-1718.
1562: 34 guilds are registered.
1586: the first mentioning of a school in Mediaş ("Schola civitatis").
1611: it is plundered by the soldiers of Gabriel Báthory.
1705: besieged for the last time in its history
1771-1781: the Johann Sifft typography started its activity.
1826: the first Romanian church in Mediaş was raised, with great effort and dedication from the Greek-Catholic bishop Ioan Bob. In the same period, Ioan Bob established the first Romanian school in the city.
1863: public lighting of streets in Mediaş was established.
1871: the agricultural school was founded and the G. A. Reisenberger typography started its activity.
1872: the first train station was built. The current train station was built between 1963 and 1965.

Description
This is a very small part of the historic center in Mediaș.
Mediaș is the second largest city in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania.

History:
The first signs of human communities in the area are thought to be from the middle Neolithic period.
In the 13th century, the kings of Hungary invited German settlers known as Transylvanian Saxons to the area, who settled in the valley of the Târnava Mare River.
According to the tradition, the town was founded in 1146, being so one of the oldest cities in Transilvania.
1200: here would have lived around 100 inhabitants.
1267: the first document that mentions the city is dated 3 June 1267.
1283: another reference appears in a document: Mediaș is listed as "villa Medgyes".
1318: the Hungarian king Charles Robert of Anjou offers the complete rights for the Sibiu region to the people living in Mediaș, Şeica and Biertan.
1359: Mediaș is called for the first time a city ("civitas"). The first seal of Mediaș was used in 1448.
1414: The St. Margaret church was the first church built in Mediaș. The first document that notes the presence of a hospital in the city is dated 1487.
1448: during his preparations for the campaign against the Turks, John Hunyadi passed through Mediaș.
1490-1534: The city is fortified by the people living in Mediaș and Șeica, after a document signed in 1477 by the king Matthias Corvinus's office.
1517: it gets the right to organise annual fairs.
1557: The population of Mediaş was hit by leprosy. The plague has also devastated the population of Mediaş several times in history, in 1586, 1601–1604, 1633, 1646, 1653, 1656–1658, 1660–1661 and 1717-1718.
1562: 34 guilds are registered.
1586: the first mentioning of a school in Mediaş ("Schola civitatis").
1611: it is plundered by the soldiers of Gabriel Báthory.
1705: besieged for the last time in its history
1771-1781: the Johann Sifft typography started its activity.
1826: the first Romanian church in Mediaş was raised, with great effort and dedication from the Greek-Catholic bishop Ioan Bob. In the same period, Ioan Bob established the first Romanian school in the city.
1863: public lighting of streets in Mediaş was established.
1871: the agricultural school was founded and the G. A. Reisenberger typography started its activity.
1872: the first train station was built. The current train station was built between 1963 and 1965.