Alba Iulia Fortress

The Alba Carolina Citadel (Romanian: Cetatea Alba Carolina, Hungarian: Gyulafehérvári vár) is a star fortess located in the center of Alba Iulia, Romania. Its construction commenced on 4 November 1715, during the Habsburg rule in Transylvania, and was completed in 1738. 20,000 serfs were involved in its construction, which is estimated to have cost around 3 million florins. The citadel was built on the site of two other fortifications: the legionary fortress of Legio XIII Gemina (known as Apulum), as well as the medieval Belgrad citadel.

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Alba Iulia Fortress ranks #2,167 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #22 of the 115 mapped in Romania. Founded 1715, it is older than 21% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 525 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 5,165 times in the last 60 days, more than 85% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Sibiu, 54 km away. It is one of the 75 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Transylvania. See how Romania compares in the castle statistics.

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