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Ruinele cetății Șinteu

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Ruinele cetății Șinteu in Romania
Photo: Dr. Baranyi János (Bahusz · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

The ruins of Șinteu fortress (Hungarian: Sólyomkő, in translation "the Falcon's Stone") are a historic and architectural monument of the 13th century. The fortress was built as a military base of the Kingdom of Hungary.

Machine-translated from “Ruinele cetății Șinteu” on the Romanian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ruinele cetății Șinteu ranks #7,328 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #87 of the 121 mapped in Romania. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Cluj-Napoca, 99 km away. It is one of the 78 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Transylvania. See how Romania compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Ruinele cetății Șinteu?

Ruinele cetății Șinteu stands in Romania, at 47.11056°, 22.38444°.

How famous is Ruinele cetății Șinteu?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #7,328 of 8,134 worldwide, and #87 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 Ruinele cetății Șinteu?

Zichy mansion in Gheghie, about 15 km away.

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