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In Eastern Europe and Southeastern Europe, Sighișoara is one of the few fortified towns that are still inhabited. The town is made up of two parts. The medieval stronghold was built on top of a hill and is known as the Citadel (Cetatea). The lower town lies in the valley of Târnava Mare river.
One year later, it was ranked "Europe's 8th-most idyllic place to live" by Forbes. [9] In 2019, Sibiu was named the European Region of Gastronomy. [10] Sibiu hosted the European Wandering Capital event in 2021, the most important tourist wandering event in Europe. [11] [12] A European Union summit was also hosted by the town in 2019.
Army flag of the Principality of Romania/Princely standard, official model. Several other models were used instead (see above). Used as military ensign. Not used as war or state flag. Blue-yellow-red vertical tricolor with the country's coat of arms in the middle. 1874—1881: Army flag of the Principality of Romania
The Fortress of Arad is a fortification system built in the city of Arad, Romania, on the left bank of the Mureș River in the 18th century at the direct order of the Habsburg Empress Maria Theresa. The fortress today lies in the city's Subcetate neighbourhood, on the former military border between the Habsburg Empire and the Ottoman Empire .
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Shown within Romania. Alternative name: Dacian fortress of Siculeni, Cetatea Păgânilor: Location: Racu, Harghita, Romania: ... It was a Dacian fortified town ...
The town was the fortified area on the north side of the fortress. In the middle of the town there was the bazaar , the centre of commerce. The suburbs ( Palanca Mare ) were, in turn, divided into the Rascian Town ( Rascians was the name given by the Habsburgs to the orthodox Serbs) and the Island (other than the one that protected the castle ...