Cetatea RUPEA Fortress (Transylvania, Romania)

Rupea Fortress fortress is located on the top of the basalt hill that dominates the town of Rupea located in the south-eastern part of Transylvania, between Brasov and Sighisoara. The fortress was built, extended in several stages and inhabited by the Saxon settlers during the 14th-19th centuries. It is not known exactly when the construction began, but its first mention date back to 1324 when, during the formation of the Saxon seats, the Saxons here rebelled against the voivode of Trasilvania and the King of Hungary. The first fortress, called Upper Fortress (enclosure 1), was built on the top of the hill in the 14th century, and it now we can recognize the Powder Tower (gate tower), the Throne Chamber (the seat of the Rupea Seat), some old houses and a lodge on the top. In the 15th century the fortress was extended downwards around, with a wall representing the first stage of the Middle Fortress (enclosure 2). Within it, the Pentagonal, of Scribes (gate tower) and Capos towers are preserved or recognized. In the 17th century, the Middle Fortress is extended to the west with a courtyard (enclosure 3), in which the towers of Ugra (near the gate), of the Scouts, as well as a chapel are located. In the 18th-19th centuries the fortress extends only northwards with a new wall separating the Dawn Fortress (enclosure 4). Within it, you can now visit the new gate tower, the Servants Tower, the Bacon Tower, the Fountain, the military repository, the Gate Tower. It is worth noting that this fortress has never been besieged. It is not a peasant fortress as wrongly it was affirmed, but a fortified burg, with living quarters, the seat of the administration of the Rupea Seat and of the King's Empowerment. The glory of the fortress was in the 17th century when it had about 100 houses and more public and administrative buildings. The fortress began to be abandoned since the second half of the 18th century, the people descending to the valley, the security being provided by the Habsburg army. In the years 2010-2013 the fortress was partly renovated for tourism purposes.

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