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Sibiu to host the Great Saxony Meeting from Transylvania in August

March 27, 2024

Sibiu, in central Romania, will once again host the Great Saxony Meeting, or the International Meeting of the Saxons from Transylvania, between August 2 and 4. The meeting brings together both the Saxon communities from Romania and from abroad.

The Meeting of the Saxons will also be marked by a special concert by the German singer of Romanian origin, Peter Maffay, who will perform on a stage in Romania for the first time.

Born in 1949 in Brasov and emigrated with his family to the...

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