Medieval fortifications ( Middle Ages fortifications) by Ursuța Paul https://padlet.com/ursutab/6r4p4bfetpnl This event aims at presenting medieval fortifications (location, specific architecture, military / economic / social / cultural role, geographical implications, current tourist use). Please submit a maximum of 3 fortifications from your country in the form of pictures, videos along with a short description. The event also aims to present the European cultural heritage from a historical, architectural and geographic perspective. en-us 2018-03-28 19:35:24 UTC 2023-08-03 20:28:54 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Send.png Râșnov Citadel, Romania ursutab https://padlet.com/ursutab/6r4p4bfetpnl/wish/247381144 The medieval citadel of today is considered to be built between 1211 and 1225, during the rule of Teutonic Knights in Burzenland, although there is no evidence in this respect.
In 1335, during a Tatar incursion that ravaged Burzenland, Râșnov and Brașovia were the only citadels remaining unconquered. This is also the first documented attestation of the fortification.
In 1421 the first siege of an Ottoman army took place on the citadel.
In 1600, Michael the Brave along with his troops and his wife, Lady Stanca, retreated here after the defeat of Mirăslău.
The citadel was conquered only once, during the rule of Prince Gabriel Báthory, in 1612. The fall was caused by the lack of water due to the discovery of the path to a secret spring by the enemy troops.
Because of the lack of a source of water interior to the citadel, between 1623 and 1642 a 146 metres (479 ft) deep well was excavated in it.
In 1718 the citadel was partially destroyed by a fire, and in 1802 it was damaged by an earthquake.
Between 1848-1849, because the locality was being crossed by the Hungarian revolutionaries and the Austrian imperial troops, the villagers retreated to the citadel. This was the last mission of the citadel as a place of refugee and defence.
In 1850, due to the political situation and the diminution of the citadel's defensive role, the fortification was abandoned, becoming a ruin. There was only one guard left who had to announce the outbreak of fires by tolling a bell.

]]> 2018-03-29 19:26:33 UTC https://padlet.com/ursutab/6r4p4bfetpnl/wish/247381144 The Castle/Fortress of Almeida (Portuguese) - simiilar to Charleroi fortress...by the way...is founded by a portuguese militar - Castel Rodrigo emidio_esvilela https://padlet.com/ursutab/6r4p4bfetpnl/wish/247489761 Is a castle situated in the civil parish of Almeida, in the municipality of Almeida in the Portuguese district of Guarda, in the former-northwestern province of Beira Alta. It was constructed in this region due to its significant strategic importance, due to its close proximity to the border between Portugal and Spain. It is classified as a National Monument.
The castle is situated in an isolated urban context, implanted on the western limits 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from the Castela-Leão plateau, 763 metres (2,503 ft) over the valley of the River Côa. The modern fortification encompasses the older part of the village, covered in vegetation and only open along the military square, while the small bastion of Cruz is punctuated with trees. 
The fortress seen today is arranged on an irregular hexagonal plan and consists of six polygon, irregular and uneven sized bastions which are connected by curtain walls and forming a perimeter of 1.5 miles (2.4 km) and forms a 12 pointed star shaped fortress with six triangular shaped ravelins .[4] The fortress perimeter is completed with a moat and road with a covered terrace.]]> 2018-03-30 13:43:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ursutab/6r4p4bfetpnl/wish/247489761 Tvrđava Klis pepy5 https://padlet.com/ursutab/6r4p4bfetpnl/wish/247828211  The Klis Fortress (Croatian: Tvrđava Klis) is a medieval fortress  situated above a village bearing the same name, near the city of Split, in central Dalmatia, Croatia. From its origin as a small stronghold built by the ancient Illyrian tribe Dalmatea, becoming a royal castle that was the seat of many Croatian kings, to its final development as a large fortress during the Ottoman wars in Europe, Klis Fortress has guarded the frontier, being lost and re-conquered several times throughout its more-than-two-thousand-year-long history. Due to its location on a pass that separates the mountains Mosor and Kozjak, the fortress served as a major source of defense in Dalmatia, especially against the Ottoman advance, and has been a key crossroad between the  Mediterranean belt and the Balkan rear. ]]> 2018-04-02 15:05:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ursutab/6r4p4bfetpnl/wish/247828211 Bran Castle (Dracula”s Castle), Romania ursutab https://padlet.com/ursutab/6r4p4bfetpnl/wish/248678745
In 1212, Teutonic Knights built the wooden castle of Dietrichstein as a fortified position in the Burzenland at the entrance to a mountain passthrough which traders had travelled for more than a millennium, but in 1242 it was destroyed by the Mongols. The first documented mentioning of Bran Castle is the act issued by Louis I of Hungary on 19 November 1377, giving the Saxons of Kronstadt (Brașov) the privilege to build the stone castle on their own expense and labor force; the settlement of Bran began to develop nearby. In 1438–1442, the castle was used in defense against the Ottoman Empire, and later became a customs post on the mountain pass between Transylvania and Wallachia. It is believed the castle was briefly held by Mircea the Elder of Wallachia (r. 1386–1395, 1397–1418) during whose period the customs point was established. The Wallachian ruler Vlad Țepeș (Vlad the Impaler; 1448–1476) does not seem to have had a significant role in the history of the fortress, although he passed several times through the Bran Gorge. Bran Castle belonged to the Hungarian Kings but due to the failure of King Vladislas II (r. 1471–1516) to repay loans, the city of Brașov regained possession of the fortress in 1533. Bran played a militarily strategic role up to the mid-18th century.]]> 2018-04-04 20:50:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ursutab/6r4p4bfetpnl/wish/248678745