Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Rupea Citadel


Rupea Citadel  is one of the oldest archaeological sites in Romania, the first signs of human settlements dating from the Paleolithic and early Neolithic.
A popular legend in the area tells that Dacian king Decebalus would commit suicide within the citadel,during the Second Dacian War (105–106), when the citadel was known as Ramidava.
Rupea Citadel is situated in the west of Rupea, on a 120 m-high basalt massive. The citadel is located on DN13, 70 km from Brașov, on the road to Sighișoara. 
Wikipedia