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- The Fortress of Deva (Romanian: Cetatea Devei, Hungarian: Déva vára) is a fortress located in the city of Deva, Hunedoara County, Romania, on top of a volcanic hill.
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The fortress is located atop a volcano in the Poiana Ruscă Mountain Range within the Western Carpathian Mountains of Romania. From the foot of the hill, the city of Deva spreads out, beginning with Magna Curia and the public park.
May 2, 2023 · The Fortress of Deva, or Cetatea Devei in Romanian, is a thick-walled 13th-century castle atop a volcanic hill in the Transylvanian city Deva. As the capital city of the Hunedoara County,...
Due to the hill on which it is built, which now carries its name (the Fortress’ Hill), it was a strategic point of defence on Mureșului Valley which is situated between Transylvania and Banat. Foto Gabriel Hotea (2024) La pas prin Cetatea Deva. Watch on.
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Apr 28, 2020 · Deva Victrix, also called Deva was a Roman fortress first built by the Legio secunda adiutrix around AD70 in the modern city of Chester in England. It is believed that the name Deva Victrix derives from ‘goddess’, and the Roman fortress was named after the goddess of the River Dee; the Latin for ‘goddess’ is dea or diva.
Deva, city, capital of Hunedoara județ (county), west-central Romania, on the banks of the Mureș River, at an elevation of 590 feet (180 m). The town is dominated by Citadel Hill (1,217 feet), shaped like a truncated cone, which affords a commanding view of the Mureș valley. Atop the hill are the.
Jul 12, 2021 · It is located in Deva, Hunedoara County, Romania. The Fortress has been in use beginning with 1269 until 1848. The first records of a military operation at the fortress dates back to 1273.
