Fortresses and castles in Transilvania - landmarks

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List of interesting landmarks in Transilvania


Bethlen Castle - Haller, Cetatea de Balta - Alba

Bethlen Castle - Haller, Cetatea De Balta - Alba

Transilvania, RomaniaBethlen Haller Castle is located in the north-east of the town Cetatea de Balta and is documentary attested in the seventeenth century. Between 1615-1624, it was built having as model theChambord castle in France, by the prince of Transylvania, Gabriel Bethlen.

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Dacian Fortresses - Covasna

Dacian Fortresses - Covasna

Transilvania, RomaniaRuins Dacian fortress called Fairies, which is located on a hill bordering the valley of the same name, in the extreme east of the resort, on a rocky promontory called by locals Mount Fortress, confirming the presence of Dacians and Romans in what is now Covasna city.

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Corvin Castle - Huniazilor - Hunedoara

Corvin Castle - Huniazilor - Hunedoara

Transilvania, RomaniaHunedoara castle, called Corvin Castle, the Corvin or Huniazilor is the medieval fortress of Hunedoara. This architectural monument dating from the fourteenth century is representative of medieval Gothic art in Europe and was built on the site of an old Roman fort.

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Deva Citadel

Deva Citadel

Transilvania, RomaniaSecular historical and architectural monument, the fortress of Deva was built in the mid thirteenth century Citadel Hill, the place of a Dacian settlement and is mentioned in a document type oppidum in 1269 with "Castrum Deva. The first building works dating from the early years of the eleventh century, after the defeat by the Hungarians to the Duke of Morisena Ahtum (Cenad), when colonialism came first from the west.

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Directed Sarmizegetusa

Directed Sarmizegetusa

Transilvania, RomaniaSarmizegetusa was the largest craft center, and as a cultural-political and religious capital of the Dacian state was a key factor in economic prosperity. Kings lived here, officials, officers of the royal chancery, a part of the aristocracy, artisans, merchants, craftsmen builders, doctors, etc.. From a structural point of view, proves to be the capital of Dacia had three components: civil settlement, and the sacred city.

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Fortress Blidaru

Fortress Blidaru

Transilvania, RomaniaLocated within walking distance Costesti - fortress, the fortress of Blidaru, is considered the most powerful defensive fortification system Orastie Mountains. Blidaru is the only city that could not be conquered, surrendering defenders due to resource depletion. In addition to the fortification itself, Blidaru Hill found the remains of many towers watched isolated mountain valleys.

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Fagaras Fortress

Fagaras Fortress

Transilvania, RomaniaFagaras Fortress is the most imposing monument of the province, one of the largest and best preserved of the whole country and even Europe.

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Medias Fortress

Medias Fortress

Transilvania, Romania"Civitas Mediensis" has preserved the historical past 17 towers and bastions, walls centuries over seven feet tall, three main and four side doors to access the old city.

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Targu Mures Medieval Fortress

Targu Mures Medieval Fortress

Transilvania, RomaniaThe medieval fortress is at the heart of Targu Mures. Built in the early seventeenth century, with strong walls and bastions, well preserved until today, the city has on its premises a reformed church with Gothic architecture of XIV century.

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Fortress Costesti

Fortress Costesti

Transilvania, RomaniaCostesti fortress of kings was the residence of some of the Geto-Dacians. Located at the entrance to the valley Grădiştea water, the center was the main avantpost Costeşti the Dacian capital of Grădiştea Muncelului. Destroyed during the first Dacian War, in 102 AD, the city is rebuilt hastily and then finally destroyed and abandoned in 106 AD, when the Romans conquered Dacia.

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Alba Carolina Citadel

Alba Carolina Citadel

Transilvania, RomaniaCarolina White Castle is the most important tourist attraction in the city of Alba Iulia. Usually constructed during the years 1714-1738, is considered the most representative Vauban fortification bastion in Romania, or even south-eastern Europe.

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Feldioara Fortress

Feldioara Fortress

Transilvania, RomaniaFeldioara fortress city today - was on the left bank of the Olt River, 17 km north-west of Brasov. The name of the town today is of Hungarian descent, Fold-Var `` meaning `` Fortress of land, but he was not always this way though. German version is Marienburg and means `` `` Cities. Mary was the patron of the Teutonic Knights and the city of Feldioara is one that can be attributed to their fortifications.

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Slimnic Fortress

Slimnic Fortress

Transilvania, RomaniaSlimnic fortress of one of the most important sights of the county, which is listed as historical monuments, located on the outskirts of Sibiu former chair, before they parted hills Medias seat, was built entirely of brick exterior walls are supported by stepped buttresses.

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Fortress Rupea

Fortress Rupea

Transilvania, RomaniaRupea City is located in Brasov county Rupea massive basalt, near the road that connects Transylvania and Moldova and Romanian Country. Rupea fortress was built on the ruins of more ancient fortresses, since during Rumidava called Dacians. being a position high on the hill Cohalm, offers a view up the Plateau Tarnavelor and transforms it into an enviable strategic location.

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Princes Palace

Princes Palace

Transilvania, RomaniaLocated near Alba Iulia Roman Catholic Cathedral, the main palace was built in the fifteenth century. It plays a residence of the princes of Transylvania, as amended and extended in the sixteenth century the seventeenth century.

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Balvanyos Fortress

Balvanyos Fortress

Transilvania, RomaniaThe fortress was built during Balvanyos XI - XII and was inhabited until the eighteenth century family property Apor as a gift from King Ladislas.

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Tailors Bastion

Tailors Bastion

Transilvania, RomaniaBastion is one of the few fortified towers that were part of the Old City of Cluj which has been preserved intact until today. It was funded by the tailors' guild in Cluj. Each bastion (tower) of the medieval defense wall was financed by the other guilds (tailors, shoemakers, carpenters, Soapwort, wheelwrights, potters, masons, harness, etc.).

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Kornis Castle

Kornis Castle

Transilvania, RomaniaKornis Castle is located on the territory of the village Monastery, Cluj county and is registered in the list of Historic Monuments of Cluj county, prepared by the Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs of Romania in 2004. The main building of the castle was built by Kristóf Keresztúri between 1573-1593 in Renaissance style. During all this time, the castle has always been filled with secondary buildings form a quadrilateral enclosure.

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Tailors Tower - Sighisoara

Tailors Tower - Sighisoara

Transilvania, RomaniaTailors Tower is located in the second gateway into the city, he also was called the Great Tower of the rear gate. Probably dating from the thirteenth century or the fourteenth century, he shows us an architecture of great simplicity and massiveness.

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Fortress Capalna

Fortress Capalna

Transilvania, RomaniaDacian Fortress in communion Capalna Sasciori, 18 km from the town of Sebes, "Deal Gargalau" or "Castle Hill", as it is called, with a good strategic position, situated at 610m altitude overlooking the valley and Sebes, a city stone walls in the opposite quadratum that Preheat top of the hill, the rest being related to the heights with a narrow and is bordered by two streams: Stream Valley Gargalaului and Fastest.

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Roman fort (Hunedoara)

Roman Fort (Hunedoara)

Transilvania, RomaniaThe camp sheltered an infantry unit of British origin, "Numerus Singulariorum Britannicianorum" unit that is mentioned between 103-107 in Moesia Superior (south of the Danube) and from 110 is present in Dacia. It was part of the Roman army's auxiliary troops. Here were also quartered subunits of "Legion XIII Gemina" (Roman legion of elite troops)

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