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It is a well-preserved example of a small fortified medieval town shaped by the interactions of cultures from Central Europe and the Byzantine-Orthodox Southeastern Europe. It was founded by the Transylvanian Saxons, a community of German merchants and craftsmen. They have lived in the region for over 850 years, however, due to immigration in ...
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 ...
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.
Maramureș (7). Apafi Castle, Coștiui Blomberg Castle, Gârdani Chioar Fortress (Kővár vára), BerchezoaiaSeini Fortress, Seini Teleki Castle, Coltău Teleki Castle, Pribilești
The topography in Southern Transylvania is that of a plateau, cut by wide valleys of various small rivers that flow into larger ones, namely the Olt River, Mureș River, Târnava Mare River and Târnava Mică River. The villages follow the topography closely and try to make the best of it; thus villages situated in a valley developed around a ...
Pages in category "Fortifications in Romania" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. ... Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania
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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 ...