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Feldioara Fortress

🇷🇴 Romania · 13th century

Feldioara Fortress in Romania
Photo: Alex:D · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

The Feldioara Fortress in Feldioara (the German place name likewise Marienburg), in Brașov County in Romania, is a medieval order castle of the Teutonic Order.

Machine-translated from “Marienburg (Feldioara)” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Feldioara Fortress ranks #3,538 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #33 of the 121 mapped in Romania. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 69% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 860 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,736 times in the last 60 days, more than 63% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Brașov, 19 km away. It is one of the 78 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Transylvania. It is stop 9 of 26 on the Transylvania castle route, Bran to Cluj-Napoca. See how Romania compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Feldioara Fortress?

Feldioara Fortress stands in Romania, at 45.82024°, 25.606°.

When was Feldioara Fortress built?

The atlas dates its founding to c. 1250. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Feldioara Fortress?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #3,538 of 8,133 worldwide, and #33 in Romania. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.

What is the nearest castle to Feldioara Fortress?

Sfântu Gheorghe fortress, about 15 km away.

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