Fortress
Bender Fortress
🇲🇩 Moldova · 15th century
The Tighina Fortress (Romanian: Cetatea Tighina; renamed by the Turks as Bender; Russian: Бендерская крепость, romanized: Benderskaya krepost') was a 15th-century fortress on the right bank of the Dniester River in Bender (also known as Tighina), Moldova, built from earth and wood during the reign of Prince Stephen the Great. In 1538 it was conquered by the Turkish sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, who ordered it to be rebuilt in stone and enlarged.
Text adapted from “Tighina Fortress” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bender Fortress ranks #1,296 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #2 of the 3 mapped in Moldova. Founded c. 1450, it is older than 48% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 434 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 4,656 times in the last 60 days, more than 83% of the atlas. See how Moldova compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Bender Fortress?
Bender Fortress stands in Moldova, at 46.83764°, 29.48508°.
When was Bender Fortress built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1450. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Bender Fortress?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #1,296 of 7,738 worldwide, and #2 in Moldova. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Bender Fortress?
Presidential Palace in Chișinău, about 54 km away.
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