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Brașov County
Brașov

Brașovia Citadel

Brașovia Fortress was a fortification located on the saddle of Tâmpa mountain at , . John Hunyadi had it demolished by the beginning of 1455.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: heritage site in Braşov County, Romania
  • Also known as: “Brașovia Fortress” and “Brassovia Citadel”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tâmpa and Weavers‘ Bastion.

Peak
Photo: Moa3333, Public domain.
is a mountain, part of the , located in the southern part of the and almost entirely surrounded by the city of .

Fort
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is a fort, which is situated 490 metres northwest of Brașovia Citadel.

Church
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The Black Church, stands in the city of in south-eastern , . It was built by the local Transylvanian Saxon community of the city during medieval times and represents the main Gothic-style monument in the country, as well as being the… is situated 1 km north of Brașovia Citadel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Șcheii Brașovului and Blumăna.

Neighborhood
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is the old ethnically Bulgarian and Romanian neighborhood of , a city in southeastern , Romania. This -like section of the town is mostly made up of small houses built along narrow roads with gardens and small fields on the slopes of the .

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Photo: Kdanv, CC BY 3.0 ro.
is a neighborhood of and a Romanian ski resort. After the 2010s modernization, the ski area has expanded from 50 hectares to 80 hectares and the slope’s length increased from 13.8 km to 23.9 km.

Brașovia Citadel

Latitude
45.63305° or 45° 37′ 59″ north
Longitude
25.59198° or 25° 35′ 31″ east
Open location code
8GQ7JHMR+6Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 854939273
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q4959060
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In Other Languages

From Hungarian to Romanian—“Brașovia Citadel” goes by many names.
  • Hungarian: “Brassovia vára”
  • Romanian: “Cetatea Brașovia”
  • Romanian: “Cetatea Brassovia”
  • Romanian: “Ruinele Cetății Brassovia”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tâmpa Mică and Ruinele capelei Sf. Leonard.

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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 “Brașovia Citadel”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.