Moldova
Transnistria
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Bendery Fortress

The Tighina Fortress was a 15th-century fortress on the right bank of the Dniester River in , , built from earth and wood during the reign of Prince Stephen the Great.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: historical, architectural, and archaeological monument of national importance in Moldova
  • Also known as: “Bender Fortress” and “Tighina Fortress”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Podolsky Regiment monument, Bender and Memorial of Memory and Grief.

Park
Photo: Zserghei, Public domain.
is a park, which is situated 430 metres south of Bendery Fortress.

Park
Photo: Zserghei, Public domain.
is a park, which is situated 790 metres south of Bendery Fortress.

Railway station
Photo: Донор, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a railway station, which is situated 1 km northwest of Bendery Fortress.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Parcani and Varnița.

Village
Photo: Maturion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a large commune and village in the Slobozia District of , a de facto independent entity within the internationally recognized borders of .

Village
Photo: Loraine, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in the , in south-eastern , located near . It is also considered a suburb of Bender. After the 1992 War of Transnistria, remained controlled by the government of the Republic of Moldova, while the city of Bender is controlled by the authorities of . is situated 3 km north of Bendery Fortress.

Village
is a village in the municipality of , . It had a population of 3,142 at the 2004 Census. The locality, although situated on the right bank of the river , is under the control of the breakaway authorities. is situated 3½ km west of Bendery Fortress.

Bendery Fortress

Latitude
46.83725° or 46° 50′ 14″ north
Longitude
29.48553° or 29° 29′ 8″ east
Open location code
8GRFRFPP+V6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 83052164
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q1968281
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In Other Languages

From Bashkir to Ukrainian—“Bendery Fortress” goes by many names.
  • Bashkir: “Бендеры ҡәлғәһе”
  • Belarusian: “Бендэрская крэпасць”
  • Chinese: “本德尔城堡”
  • Chinese: “本德爾城堡”
  • French: “forteresse de Bender”
  • French: “Forteresse de Bender”
  • Georgian: “ბენდერის ციხესიმაგრე”
  • German: “Festung Bender”
  • German: “Festung Bendery”
  • Greek: “Φρούριο της Τιγκίνας”
  • Italian: “Fortezza di Tighina”
  • Japanese: “ティギナ要塞”
  • Polish: “Twierdza w Benderach”
  • Romanian: “Cetatea Bender”
  • Romanian: “Cetatea Tighina”
  • Russian: “Бендерская крепость”
  • Slovenian: “Trdnjava Tighina”
  • Spanish: “Fortaleza de Bender”
  • Turkish: “Bender Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Бендерська фортеця”
  • Ukrainian: “Бендерська Фортеця”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Exhibition Hall and Площадка осадных орудий.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Bendery Fortress”. Photo: Kruusamägi, CC BY-SA 3.0.