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Trascău Fortress

🇷🇴 Romania · 13th century

Trascău Fortress in Romania
Photo: Grossecali · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

The Trascău Fortress, or citadel of Colțești (in Romanian: Cetatea Trascăului or Cetatea Colțeşti), today in ruins, is situated in Romania to the west of the village of Colțeşti (in Hungarian: Torockószentgyörgy, in German: Sankt Georgen) and about 5 km south-west of the commune of Rimetea (in Hungarian: Torockó, in German: Eisenburg), Alba County; it was built around 1296 by the vice-voivode Thorotzkay of Trascău as a habitable fortress and place of refuge.

Machine-translated from “Citadelle de Trascău” on the French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Trascău Fortress ranks #5,313 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #50 of the 121 mapped in Romania. Founded c. 1296, it is older than 66% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 860 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Cluj-Napoca, 38 km away. It is one of the 78 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Transylvania. It is stop 16 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 Trascău Fortress?

Trascău Fortress stands in Romania, at 46.42475°, 23.54456°.

When was Trascău Fortress built?

The atlas dates its founding to c. 1296. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Trascău Fortress?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,313 of 8,133 worldwide, and #50 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 Trascău Fortress?

Liteni Castle, about 22 km away.

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