Fortress of Arad
The Fortress of Arad is a fortification system built in the city of Arad in Kingdom of Hungary, on the left bank of the Mureș River in the 18th century at the direct order of the Habsburg Queen Maria Theresa.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ioan Slavici Classical Theatre and House with locked log in Arad.
Ioan Slavici Classical Theatre
Theater building
House with locked log in Arad
Historic building
Photo: Silenzio76, CC BY-SA 3.0 ro.
House with locked log in Arad is a historic building, which is situated 1¼ km west of Fortress of Arad.
Neumann Palace
Castle
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arad and Funcționarilor.
Arad
Suburb
Photo: Teodor Stoica, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Micălaca is a neighbourhood in the east of Arad, Romania, approximately 5 km from the city center. The Mureș River flows through the neighbourhood. It is the most populated neighbourhood in Arad, with a population of 50.000.
Fortress of Arad
- Type: Castle
- Description: fortress
- Categories: fortress, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Arad, Arad County, Crișana, Romania, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.17089° or 46° 10′ 15″ northLongitude
21.33249° or 21° 19′ 57″ eastOpen location code
8GR358CJ+9XOpenStreetMap ID
way 1306141035OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q914303
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Spanish—“Fortress of Arad” goes by many names.
- German: “Cetatea Aradului”
- German: “Festung Arad”
- Hungarian: “aradi vár”
- Hungarian: “Aradi vár”
- Romanian: “Ansamblul cetății Aradului”
- Romanian: “Cetatea Aradului”
- Spanish: “Fortaleza de Arad”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Biserica and Patinoar.
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