List of castles and fortresses in Romania

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This is a list of castles and fortresses declared historic monuments by Romania's Ministry of Culture.^[1]

Banat

Caraș-Severin (6)

• Bey's Fortress, Socolari
• Caransebeș Fortress, Caransebeș
• Cuiești Fortress, Bocșa
• Ladislau Fortress, Coronini
• Mehadia Fortress, Mehadia
• Turk's Fortress (Turski Grad), Carașova

Timiș (10)

• Ciacova Fortress, Ciacova
• Făget Fortress, Făget
• Huniade Castle, Timișoara
• Jdioara Fortress, Jdioara
• Karátsonyi Castle, Banloc
• Margina Fortress, Margina
• Castle of Count de Mercy, Carani
• Morisena Fortress, Cenad
• Nákó Castle, Sânnicolau Mare
• Timișoara Fortress, Timișoara

Bukovina

Suceava (3)

• Șcheia Fortress, Suceava
• Princely Fortress, Suceava
• Seat Fortress of Suceava, Suceava

Crișana

Arad (22)

• Agrișu Mare Fortress, Agrișu Mare
• Arad Fortress, Arad
• Bohus Castle, Șiria
• Csernovics Castle, Macea
• Dezna Fortress, Dezna
• Hălmagiu Fortress, Hălmagiu
• Hindec Fortress, Covăsânț
• Ineu Fortress, Ineu
• Konopi Castle, Odvoș
• Kövér-Appel Castle, Fântânele
• Mocsonyi Castle, Bulci
• Nopcsa Castle, Arad
• Purgly Castle, Șofronea
• Royal Castle, Săvârșin
• Salbek Castle, Petriș
• Șiria Fortress, Șiria
• Șoimoș Fortress, Șoimoș
• Solymosy Castle, Mocrea
• Tauț Fortress, Tauț
• Teleki Castle, Căpâlnaș
• Tornea Fortress, Covăsânț
• Turkish Fortress, Pâncota

Bihor (17)

• Adorján Fortress, Sălard
• Batthyány Castle, Aleșd
• Biharia Fortress, Biharia
• Castle-Former Premonstratensian Monastery, Sânmartin
• Csáky Castle, Marghita
• Degenfeld-Schonburg Castle, Balc
• Finiș Fortress, Finiș
• Hunting Castle of Poiana Florilor, Aleșd
• Kornis Fortress, Pomezeu
• Oradea Fortress, Oradea
• Piatra Șoimului Fortress, Peștiș
• Stubenberg Castle, Săcueni
• Thelegdy Castle, Tileagd
• Tholdy Castle, Sânnicolau Român
• Tisza Castle, Ghiorac
• Zichy Castle, Diosig
• Zichy Hunting Castle, Gheghie

Dobruja

Constanța (3)

• Hisarlık Fortress, Cetatea
• Karaharman Fortress, Vadu
• Vicina Fortress, Ostrov

Tulcea (3)

• Enisala Fortress, Enisala
• Proslavița Fortress (Переяславецька фортеця), Nufăru
• Zaporozhians' Fortress, Dunavățu de Jos

Maramureș

Maramureș (7)

• Apafi Castle, Coștiui
• Blomberg Castle, Gârdani
• Chioar Fortress (Kővár vára), Berchezoaia
• Seini Fortress, Seini
• Teleki Castle, Coltău
• Teleki Castle, Pribilești
• Teleki Castle, Satulung

Satu Mare (6)

• Cserey-Fischer Castle, Tășnad
• Károlyi Castle, Carei
• Károlyi Fortress, Ardud
• Lónyai Castle, Medieșu Aurit
• Perényi Castle, Turulung
• Vécsey Castle, Livada

Moldavia

Bacău (2)

• Cantacuzino-Pașcanu-Waldenburg Castle, Lilieci
• Ghica Castle, Dofteana

Iași (1)

• Sturdza Castle, Miclăușeni

Neamț (3)

• Mușat Fortress of Roman, Roman
• Neamț Fortress, Târgu Neamț
• New Fortress of Roman, Gâdinți

Vrancea (2)

• Crăciuna Fortress, Câmpineanca
• Sihleanu-Grădișteanu-Ghica Castle, Sihlea

Muntenia

Argeș (2)

• Oratea Fortress, Podu Dâmboviței
• Poenari Fortress, Căpățânenii Ungureni

Brăila (1)

• Brăila Fortress, Brăila

Dâmbovița (1)

• Târgoviște Fortress, Târgoviște

Giurgiu (1)

• Giurgiu Fortress, Giurgiu

Prahova (8)

• Cantacuzino Castle, Bușteni
• Foișor Castle, Sinaia
• Iulia Hasdeu Castle, Câmpina
• Peleș Castle, Sinaia
• Pelișor Castle, Sinaia
• Posada (Bibescu) Castle, Comarnic
• Tabla Buții Fortress, Slon
• Văcărescu-Callimachi Castle, Mănești

Teleorman (2)

• Cossacks' Fortress, Roșiorii de Vede
• Turnu Fortress (Крепост Холъвник), Turnu Măgurele

Oltenia

Mehedinți (4)

• Ada Kaleh Fortress (Adakale), Șimian
• Grădeț Fortress, Balotești
• Severin Fortress, Drobeta-Turnu Severin
• Trikule Fortress, Svinița

Vâlcea (1)

• Strassburg (Arxavia) Fortress, Câinenii Mari

Transylvania

Alba (20)

• Aiud Fortress, Aiud
• Alba Carolina Fortress, Alba Iulia
• Bánffy Castle, Sâncrai
• Bethlen Castle, Aiud
• Bethlen Castle, Sânmiclăuș
• Bethlen-Haller Castle, Cetatea de Baltă
• Colțești Fortress, Colțești
• Diód Fortress, Stremț
• Esterházy Castle, Șard
• Giants' Fortress, Gârbova
• Giants' Fortress, Glogoveț
• Gräven Fortress, Gârbova
• Martinuzzi Castle, Vințu de Jos
• Mikes Castle, Cisteiu de Mureș
• Peasants' Fortress (Bauernfestung Kelling), Câlnic
• Săsciori Fortress (Burg Schweis), Săsciori
• Tăuți Fortress, Tăuți
• Teleki Castle, Uioara de Sus
• Wesselényi Castle, Obreja
• Zebernic Fortress, Valea Vințului

Bistrița-Năsăud (16)

• András Bethlen Castle, Beclean
• Bánffy Castle, Urmeniș
• Bethlen Castle, Arcalia
• Bethlen Castle, Cristur-Șieu
• Bistrița Fortress, Bistrița
• Ciceu Fortress, Ciceu-Corabia
• Haller Castle, Matei
• Hye Castle, Ilișua
• Károly Castle, Dobric
• Lázár Castle, Sărata
• Pál Bethlen Castle, Beclean
• Rákóczi Castle, Șieu
• Teleki Castle, Comlod
• Teleki Castle, Posmuș
• Torma Castle, Cristeștii Ciceului
• Wesselényi Hunting Castle, Chiochiș

Brașov (20)

• László Béldi Castle, Budila
• Bran Castle (Törzburg), Bran
• Brâncoveanu Castle, Sâmbăta de Sus
• Brașov Fortress, Brașov
• Brukenthal Castle, Sâmbăta de Jos
• Făgăraș Castle, Făgăraș
• Feldioara Fortress (Marienburg), Feldioara
• Fortress on Strajă, Brașov
• Guthman-Valenta Castle, Hoghiz
• Haller Castle, Hoghiz
• Heldenburg Fortress, Crizbav
• Jimbor Fortress, Jimbor
• Kálnoky Castle, Hoghiz
• Mikes Castle, Budila
• Negru Vodă Fortress, Breaza
• Nemes Castle, Budila
• Pál Béldi Castle, Budila
• Râșnov Fortress (Burg Rosenau), Râșnov
• Rupea Fortress (Burg Reps), Rupea
• Sükösd-Bethlen Castle, Racoș

Cluj (25)

• Bánffy Castle, Bonțida
• Bánffy Castle, Borșa
• Bánffy Castle, Răscruci
• Béldi Castle, Geaca
• Bocskai Castle, Aghireșu
• Bologa Fortress (Sebesvár), Bologa
• Dăbâca Fortress, Dăbâca
• Dej Fortress, Dej
• Géczy Fortress, Liteni
• Haller Castle, Coplean
• Jósika Castle, Moldovenești
• Kemény Castle, Luncani
• Kornis Castle, Mănăstirea
• Lita Fortress, Săcel
• Maiden's Fortress (Leányvár), Florești
• Maiden's Fortress, Mihai Viteazu
• Martinuzzi Fortress, Gherla
• Mikes Castle, Săvădisla
• Teleki Castle, Luna de Jos
• Turda Fortress, Turda
• Unguraș Fortress, Unguraș
• Veres Castle, Pruniș
• Wass Castle, Țaga
• Wass-Bánffy Castle, Gilău
• Wolves' Fortress (Farkasvár), Bicălatu

Covasna (24)

• Almaș Fortress, Lemnia
• Apor Castle, Turia
• Badger's Fortress (Borzvára), Boroșneu Mic
• Bálványos Fortress, Turia
• Béldi-Mikes Castle, Ozun
• Csuklyán Fortress, Lutoasa
• Dániel Castle, Tălișoara
• Dániel Castle, Vârghiș
• Falcons' Fortress, Bixad
• Ika Fortress, Cernat
• Kálnoky Castle, Micloșoara
• Kálnoky Castle, Valea Crișului
• Maiden's Fortress (Leánykavár), Olteni
• Mikes Castle, Zăbala
• Mikó Castle, Olteni
• Nemes Castle, Hăghig
• Rákóczi Fortress, Oituz
• Rika Fortress, Racoșu de Sus
• Sfântu Gheorghe Fortress, Sfântu Gheorghe
• Szentkereszty Castle, Arcuș
• Thury-Bányai Castle, Tamașfalău
• Tiborc Fortress, Biborțeni
• Turia Fortress (Torjávara), Turia
• Vápa Fortress, Bixad

Harghita (17)

• Bágy Fortress, Bădeni
• Bothvár Fortress, Gheorgheni
• Budvár Fortress, Odorheiu Secuiesc
• Ciceu Fortress, Ciceu
• Firtos Fortress, Corund
• Harom Fortress, Miercurea Ciuc
• Kustaly Fortress, Ocland
• Lázár Castle, Lăzarea
• Little Fortress (Kisvár), Miercurea Ciuc
• Mikó Fortress, Miercurea Ciuc
• Pagans' Fortress (Pogányvár), Racu
• Poppy's Fortress (Mákvára), Dealu
• Rapsóné Fortress, Praid
• Salt Fortress (Sóvár), Miercurea Ciuc
• Székelytámadt Fortress, Odorheiu Secuiesc
• Tartód Fortress, Vărșag
• Tușnad Fortress, Tușnad

Hunedoara (17)

• Bethlen Castle, Deva
• Corvin Castle, Hunedoara
• Deva Fortress, Deva
• Fáy Castle, Simeria
• Gyulay Castle, Mintia
• Jósika Castle, Brănișca
• Kendeffy Castle, Sântămăria-Orlea
• Knezial Fortress of the Kendeffys, Suseni
• Mălăiești Fortress, Mălăiești
• Naláczy-Fáy Castle, Nălațvad
• Nopcsa Castle, Săcel
• Nopcsa Castle, Zam
• Orăștie Fortress (Burg Broos), Orăștie
• Pogány Castle, Păclișa
• Răchitova Fortress, Răchitova
• Royal Fortress of Hațeg, Subcetate
• Veres Castle, Bobâlna

Mureș (33)

• Apor Castle, Abuș
• Bánffy Castle, Gheja
• Bethlen Castle, Bahnea
• Bethlen Castle, Boiu
• Bethlen Castle, Criș
• Bethlen Castle, Mădăraș
• Bethlen Castle, Țopa
• Bornemisza Castle, Gurghiu
• Csombod Fortress, Sărățeni
• Degenfeld Castle, Cuci
• Gurghiu Fortress, Gurghiu
• Haller Castle, Mihai Viteazu
• Haller Castle, Ogra
• Haller Castle, Sânpaul
• Huszár Castle, Apalina
• Kacsó Fortress, Măgherani
• Kendi-Kemény Castle, Brâncovenești
• Kornis-Rákóczi-Bethlen Castle, Iernut
• Maka Fortress, Ghindari
• Máriaffi Castle, Sângeorgiu de Mureș
• Peasants' Fortress (Hünenburg), Saschiz
• Pekri Castle, Ozd
• Rhédey Castle, Sângeorgiu de Pădure
• Rhédey-Rothental Castle, Seuca
• Royal Hunting Castle, Lăpușna
• Sighișoara Fortress (Schässburg), Sighișoara
• Somsics Castle, Chendu
• Târgu Mureș Fortress, Târgu Mureș
• Teleki Castle, Dumbrăvioara
• Teleki Castle, Gornești
• Tholdalagi Castle, Corunca
• Ugron Castle, Zau de Câmpie
• Vityál Fortress, Eremitu

Sălaj (13)

• Aranyos Fortress, Cheud
• Bánffy Castle, Nușfalău
• Báthory Fortress, Șimleu Silvaniei
• Béldi Castle, Jibou
• Bethlen Castle, Dragu
• Crow's Fortress (Várjuvár), Stana
• Csáky Castle, Almașu
• Dezső Fortress, Almașu
• Haller Castle, Gârbou
• Jósika Castle, Surduc
• Thököly Fortress, Cehu Silvaniei
• Valcău Fortress, Subcetate
• Wesselényi Castle, Jibou

Sibiu (11)

• Apafi Castle, Dumbrăveni
• Bolyai Castle, Buia
• Brukenthal Castle, Avrig
• Brukenthal Castle, Micăsasa
• Cisnădioara Fortress (Burg Michelsberg), Cisnădioara
• Salgo Fortress, Sibiel
• Sibiu Fortress, Sibiu
• Slimnic Fortress (Stolzenburg), Slimnic
• Tilișca Fortress, Tilișca
• Tobias Castle, Boarta
• Turnu Roșu Castle, Boița

See also

• List of castles
• List of fortications in Wallachia
• Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania

References

Additional reading

• Ion, Narcis Dorin (2001). Castele, palate și conace din România. Editura Fundației Culturale Române. ISBN 973-577-320-1.

External links

• Monumente Uitate
• Castel în Transilvania