Seat Fortress of Suceava

The Medieval Seat Fortress of Suceava (Romanian: Cetatea Medievală de Scaun a Sucevei or Cetatea Sucevei; German: Sotschen Festung, Der Fürstensitz von Suceava, Die Fürstenburg von Suceava, or Festung Suceava) is a fortified castle in the middle-sized town of Suceava, the county seat town of Suceava County, situated in the historical regions of Bukovina and Moldavia, northeastern Romania.

The castle served as the royal seat fortress for the Princes of Moldavia (Romanian: Domnitori or Domni) during the Late Middle Ages. Nowadays, it is a tourist attraction of Suceava. It has been further renovated through a REGIO programme based on European Union (EU) funds. The Medieval Seat Fortress of Suceava is also a historic monument officially listed by the Ministry of Culture of Romania.

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Seat Fortress of Suceava ranks #1,794 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #18 of the 115 mapped in Romania. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 4,166 times in the last 60 days, more than 81% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Chernivtsi, 76 km away. See how Romania compares in the castle statistics.

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