8 Sights in Târgu Mureș, Romania (with Map and Images)

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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Târgu Mureș, Romania! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Târgu Mureș. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.

Sightseeing Tours in Târgu Mureș

1. Biserica Bob, Sf. Nicolae

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Biserica Bob, Sf. Nicolae

The Bob Church in Târgu Mureș, dedicated to the "Resurrection of the Lord", also known as the Stone Church, is the first united Romanian church (Greek-Catholic) built in Târgu Mureș. The edifice is located on the current Mitropolit Șaguna Street at no. 9, where it forms an ensemble with the former Greek-Catholic confessional school, the first Romanian school in the city. Archpriest Gheorghe Maior, father of the scholar Petru Maior, worked here as a priest and teacher.

Wikipedia: Biserica Bob din Târgu Mureș (RO)

2. Székely martyrs' memorial

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Székely martyrs' memorial

The monument to the Szekler martyrs of Târgu Mureş is the city's first inaugurated – and also the oldest – public artwork. A six-meter-high obelisk made of granite, erected in 1875 as a public donation in the Post Office, commemorating the three Transylvanian leaders of the anti-Habsburg Acorn conspiracy executed at this place. Although it was vandalized several times after the Romanian takeover, it still stands today and commemorations and ceremonies are held here every year.

Wikipedia: Székely vértanúk emlékműve (HU)

3. Lupoaica

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Lupoaica / CC BY 2.5

The Statue of the She-Wolf or the Monument of Latinity is located in the center of Târgu Mureș, on the Town Hall Street, near the Rose Square. The Capitoline Wolf is a monument of Latinity located in Rome, Italy. To pay homage to the Latin origin of the Romanian people, between 1906 and 1926 the Italian state gave Romania 4 copies of the famous Lupa Capitolina in Rome. The statue located in Târgu Mureș is a copy of the statue of the She-Wolf in Bucharest, unveiled on May 23, 1924.

Wikipedia: Statuia Lupoaicei din Târgu Mureș (RO)

4. Biserica Reformată Mică

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The Small Church is a one-nave Reformed church with late Baroque decoration in downtown Târgu Mureş, on Gecse Dániel Street (strada Ștefan cel Mare). It got its name from its slightly smaller size than the Castle Church, but it still has seven hundred seats. It was built between 1815 and 1829 on a plot of land on which a Reformed wooden church stood already at the beginning of the 18th century. It was consecrated in 1830 and acquired its present appearance in the late 1920s.

Wikipedia: Kistemplom (Marosvásárhely) (HU), Website

5. Târgu Mureș Zoological Garden

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The Târgu Mureș Zoo is located in the eastern part of the city, on the Cornesti Plateau, on Verii Street no. 57, at an altitude of 488 m above sea level and at 197 m above the level of the center of Târgu Mureș. It is the largest zoo in Romania.

Wikipedia: Grădina Zoologică din Târgu Mureș (RO), Website

6. Pseudosphaera

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The statue of Pseudosphaera stands on Bolyai Square in Târgu Mureş. It commemorates János Bolyai, a world-famous Hungarian mathematician who spent a significant part of his life in Târgu Mureş. The first mathematical monument of Transylvania.

Wikipedia: Pseudosphaera-szobor (HU)

7. Bernády György

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The statue of György Bernády is a monument made by the sculptor Vince Bocskai, which was unveiled in the center of Târgu Mureș in 1994, in honor of the mayor who managed to radically change the image of the town at the beginning of the century, constantly representing the interests of the citizens. The monument is located in Bernády Square in front of the Teleki House and in the vicinity of the Reformed Church of the Citadel, where he was for a long time the leader of the presbyterate.

Wikipedia: Statuia lui György Bernády (RO)

8. Francisc Rákóczi al II-lea

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The statue of Ferenc Rákóczi II is a monument made by the sculptor Attila Pokornyi, which was unveiled in the historic center of Târgu Mureș, on Fortress Boulevard on November 26, 2004, on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of his election as Prince of Transylvania.

Wikipedia: Statuia lui Ferenc Rákóczi al II-lea din Târgu Mureș (RO), Url Kozterkep

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