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 vreme komunizma istorijski centar -- u kojem se nalaze stambene zgrade stare više stotina godina, ostaci kraljevske palate koju je pre više od pet vekova izgradio Vlad «Probadač», i srednjovekovne crkve i gostionice -- bio je zapušten.