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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]
The town is nationally known for its fortress, which in 2023 attracted around 100,000 tourists. Additionally, 11 km from the town runs Via Transilvanica , the most important and longest hiking and endurance trail in Romania, and 13 km away lies the rural site of Viscri , which is included in the UNESCO World Heritage.
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Romania: Site notes; ... Romania and on the site of Rupea Fortress. See also ... Roman castra from Romania - Google Maps / Earth This page ...
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Pages in category "Castles in Romania" ... Râșnov Fortress; Rupea Fortress; S.
After the two world wars and the takeover of the communist regime in Romania, the fortress was restored for the first time, but barely, in the years 1955–1956. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In 2000–2007, an Italian entrepreneur has transformed the decaying ruins into a picturesque tourist attraction by destroying and arbitrarily rebuilding parts of the ...
As of 2024, there are 11 World Heritage Sites in Romania, [3] nine of which are cultural sites and two of which are natural. The first site in Romania, the Danube Delta, was added to the list at the 15th Session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Carthage in 1990. Further sites were added in 1993 and 1999 and some of the sites were ...
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