During the communist era, the historical centre -- which contains apartment buildings that are hundreds of years old, the ruins of the royal court built more than five centuries ago by Vlad the Impaler, and medieval churches and inns -- was neglected.
U razdoblju komunizma povijesno središte grada -- u kojem se nalaze stambene zgrade stare više stotina godina, ostatci kraljevske palače koju je prije više od pet stoljeća izgradio princ Vlad Impaler (Probadač), i srednjovjekovne crkve i gostionice -- bilo je zapušteno.