Brașovia Citadel
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Brașovia Citadel was a fortification
located on the top of Tâmpa
mountain in Brașov
, Romania
. It was demolished until the beginning of 1455 from the order of Iancu de Hunedoara.
Citadel
A citadel is a fortress for protecting a town, sometimes incorporating a castle. The term derives from the same Latin root as the word "city", civis, meaning citizen....
located on the top of Tâmpa
Tâmpa, Brasov
Tâmpa is a mountain, part of the Postăvarul Massif, located in the southern part of the Eastern Carpathians and almost entirely surrounded by the city of Braşov...
mountain in Brașov
Brasov
Brașov is a city in Romania and the capital of Brașov County.According to the last Romanian census, from 2002, there were 284,596 people living within the city of Brașov, making it the 8th most populated city in Romania....
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
. It was demolished until the beginning of 1455 from the order of Iancu de Hunedoara.