Rasnov Fortress
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museum, fortification
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Rasnov fortress was built by the collective effort of the inhabitants of this settlement help those in neighboring villages, Cristian and Vulcan at a time when their main occupation was agriculture, which was also called "peasant fortress."
The first documentary about the peasant fortress Rasnov dates back to 1335 when the Tartar invasion in a new Barsa was devastated whole region, apart from the fortress on the hill Tampa in Brasov and Rasnov city, which was heavily fortified resisted attacks, saving the lives of the inhabitants refugees of their walls.
The beginnings of the creation of the city were established at the end of sec. XIII by peasants Râsnov, has no pretentious architectural style building houses close to normal, adapted to the requirements of fortification. Material as stone and brick were used. Wall height is about 5 m, and the width of the largest one the southern wall, which is not doubled as the other walls in some places is 1.5 m walls and towers that were covered with tile to prevent fire caused by invaders.
stronghold2.heavengames.com/history/cw/cw110
Rasnov fortress was built by the collective effort of the inhabitants of this settlement help those in neighboring villages, Cristian and Vulcan at a time when their main occupation was agriculture, which was also called "peasant fortress."
The first documentary about the peasant fortress Rasnov dates back to 1335 when the Tartar invasion in a new Barsa was devastated whole region, apart from the fortress on the hill Tampa in Brasov and Rasnov city, which was heavily fortified resisted attacks, saving the lives of the inhabitants refugees of their walls.
The beginnings of the creation of the city were established at the end of sec. XIII by peasants Râsnov, has no pretentious architectural style building houses close to normal, adapted to the requirements of fortification. Material as stone and brick were used. Wall height is about 5 m, and the width of the largest one the southern wall, which is not doubled as the other walls in some places is 1.5 m walls and towers that were covered with tile to prevent fire caused by invaders.
Wikipedia article: http://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cetatea_Râșnov
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 45°35'25"N 25°28'9"E
- Bran 11 km
- The Medieval City of Brasov (the walled city Korona/Kronstadt) 11 km
- Cantacuzino Castle 20 km
- Budila Commune Hall 28 km
- Filipescu Castle 61 km
- Cetatea Zânelor / Fairy Castle / Tündérvár 64 km
- Muntele Cireşoaia-Zonă puternic fortificată 110 km
- Piroboridava 145 km
- Viaduct 154 km
- Viaduct(iesirea spre Moinesti,zona industriala) 155 km
- Military base 2 km
- "Chimica" neighbourhood 2.6 km
- Postăvarul Mountains 6.6 km
- Bear Sanctuary Zarnesti 6.6 km
- Codlea Greenhouses 10 km
- Mechanical plant S.C. Mecanica Codlea S.A. 11 km
- Codlea 12 km
- Former Colorom factory 12 km
- Măgura Codlei 14 km
- Brașov County 22 km