Rasnov Citadel

Rasnov Fortress is a ancient monument and landmark in Romania. It is situated in Râ?nov, Bra?ov County, within the on the spot region of Bra?ov. The castle became built as a part of a defence system for the Transylvanian villages exposed to out of doors invasions. A decisive component for constructing the citadel at its area changed into the direction of the invading armies which have been coming from the Bran bypass and had been passing via Râ?nov, on their manner to Bra?ov and different parts of the Burzenland place. Archaeological research revealed the existence of fortification lines at the fortress hill considering the fact that prehistoric and Dacian instances. Râ?nov Fortress and village at the Josephine Map of Transylvania.

The medieval fortress of these days is considered to be built between 1211 and 1225, at some point of the guideline of the Teutonic Knights in Burzenland, although there's no proof in this recognize. In 1335, in the course of a Tatar incursion that ravaged Burzenland, Râ?nov and Bra?ovia have been the best fortified locations last unconquered. This is likewise the first documented attestation of the fortification.