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Rupea Fortress (Romanian: Cetatea Rupea, German: Burg Reps, Hungarian: Kőhalmi vár) is a medieval fortress built by Transylvanian Saxons in the Kingdom of Hungary and first mentioned by a 1324 document. It is situated on a 120 m high basalt cliff, to the west of the Transylvanian town of Rupea in Romania. [2]
Founded most likely between the 12th and 13th centuries (see terra Daraus in the Diploma Andreanum, 1224), with the regional legal reorganisation, Rupea developed at the foot of the fortress, which in the past was an important defensive strategic point for the Saxon administration in southern Transylvania and hosted a seat of justice.
Râșnov Fortress (Romanian: Cetatea Râșnov pronunciation: [ˈ r ɨ ʃ n o v], German: Rosenauer Burg, Hungarian: Barcarozsnyó vára) is a medieval Fliehburg-type fortress, which offered refuge for townspeople and villagers from the area in times of war.
The Râșnov Fortress was first built as a castle by the Teutonic Knights in the years 1211–1225. Râșnov was mentioned for the first time in 1331 as Rosnou and again in 1388 as villa Rosarum. [4] While the village was razed many times in its history by Tatars, Turks, and Wallachians, the fortress was conquered only once, in 1612, by Gabriel ...
Rupes was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia near the present town of Rupea, Romania and on the site of Rupea Fortress. See also. List of castra; Notes
The "Brașov Citadel Fortress" – Cetățuia Brașovului; The nearby Bran Castle, attracting many fans of Dracula and often (but incorrectly) said to have been the home of Vlad the Impaler. [28] Poiana Brașov, mainly a ski resort but also a sightseeing spot. Râșnov Fortress, above the nearby town of Râșnov, is a restored peasant fortress
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