Fortress
Medzhidi Tabiya
🇧🇬 Bulgaria · 19th century
The Medjidi Tabia Fortress (Bulgarian: Меджиди табия) is a fortress from the 1840s and early 1850s.
The fortress was built in the period 1841-1853 according to the plans of the German military engineer Helmut von Moltke who visited Silistra in 1837. In 1847 it was visited by Sultan Abdulmejid I, whose name is called — Majidi Tabia.
In 1854, during the Crimean War, the fortress withstood a month-long Russian siege — Siege of Silistria. The fortress now serves as a museum.
Text adapted from “Medjidi Tabia fortress” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Medzhidi Tabiya ranks #3,544 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #13 of the 23 mapped in Bulgaria. Founded c. 1847, it is older than 9% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 562 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,080 times in the last 60 days, more than 50% of the atlas. The nearest day-trip guide is Bucharest, 99 km away. See how Bulgaria compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Medzhidi Tabiya?
Medzhidi Tabiya stands in Bulgaria, at 44.10243°, 27.25679°.
When was Medzhidi Tabiya built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1847. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Medzhidi Tabiya?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #3,544 of 7,738 worldwide, and #13 in Bulgaria. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Medzhidi Tabiya?
Fort 13 Jilava, about 95 km away.
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