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Rasnov Fortress

Romania / Brasov / Rasnov /
 museum, fortification

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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.
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Coordinates:   45°35'25"N   25°28'9"E
This article was last modified 12 years ago