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Brașovia Citadel
Romanian: Cetatea Brașovia
Tâmpa mountain
Near Brașov
Brașov County in   Romania
Remains of a wall
Brașovia Citadel is located in Romania
Brașovia Citadel
Brașovia Citadel
Coordinates 45°37′59″N 25°35′32″E / 45.63306°N 25.59222°E / 45.63306; 25.59222
Type Fortress
Site information
Open to
the public
Yes
ConditionRuins
Site history
Built by Teutonic Order
Transylvanian Saxons
FateDemolished 1448-1453
Brașovia Fortress
General information
Coordinates 45°37′59″N 25°35′32″E / 45.63306°N 25.59222°E / 45.63306; 25.59222

Brașovia Fortress (pronunciation:  [ b r a ˈ ʃ o v i . a ]) was a fortification located on the saddle of Tâmpa mountain at Brașov, Romania. John Hunyadi had it demolished by the beginning of 1455. [1]

Notes

  1. ^ "Braşov, oraşul istoric". ghidbrasov.ro (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.