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Odorheiu Secuiesc
What to see in Odorheiu Secuiesc
Things to see, picked to fill a whole day.
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1Historic squarePiața Primăriei și centrul istoric
The town centre, with the former Udvarhely county hall (now the town hall), the 1781 Reformed church and the Franciscan church, where the shopping street Kossuth Lajos begins.
Most of the town's historic buildings are gathered here.
Centru
2Fortress ruinsCetatea Székely Támadt
The ruins of a Renaissance fortress with bastions, built in the 16th century to keep the Szekler town under control.
It is the town's best-known monument: a fortress built against the Szeklers, not to defend them.
Centru, la circa 200 m de Piața Primăriei
3Old spa and memorial siteBăile Seiche și mormântul lui Orbán Balázs
A former spa with mineral springs in the Sós stream valley, where Orbán Balázs, author of 'The Description of Szeklerland', is buried.
It is where Szeklers come to visit Orbán Balázs's grave, and it has a small mineral water museum.
Seiche (Szejkefürdő), la circa 4 km nord-vest de centru
4Medieval chapelCapela Iisus (Jézus-kápolna)
A small four-lobed chapel with a shingle roof, ringed by a stone wall, at the end of Szálvátor hill.
It is regarded as the oldest monument in town and was restored in 2021.
Intrarea de sud în oraș, la circa 2 km de centru
5Baroque churchBiserica Sf. Nicolae din Odorheiu Secuiesc
The town's Roman Catholic parish church, built in 1787–1791 on St Nicholas hill, in late Baroque style with early Neoclassical touches.
Its tower of about 40 m dominates the centre, and its altars come from the workshop of an 18th-century sculptor from Cluj.
Dealul Sf. Nicolae, la circa 300 m de Piața Primăriei