2. LOCATION OF THE CITADEL
The citadel is located in
Rasnov city in Brasov
district. The Rasnov
citadel guarded the
entrance in Transilvania.
The fortress is located on
a rocky hill, surrounded by
forest, where the only
access is from the east.
Its architecture is adapted
to relief.
3. DESCRIPTION OF THE FORTRESS RASNOV
The typology is
demonstrated by its
size, approximately
3500sqm and the
materials used for
lifting the
fortifications were
stones and bricks
fixed with simple
mortar.
4. The access in the proper cidadel it’s throw a
place surrounded by walls of stone.
5. The fortress has two courts: the outside court
and the inside court.
The outside one is called “the garden of the
citadel” and there were sheltered the cows.
In the inside court were the houses of the
inhabitants witch have the role of shelter and
pantry in time of war.
6.
7. On top of the hill was
built a school.
In 1650 a chapel was
built and its wall could
be seen nowadays.
8. THE TOURISTS
Today, tourists can visit the Rasnov Fortress
and its art museum, where are exposed
weapons, tools, galleries, antique furniture,
prints, armor, specific ports of the century,
various copies of documents from that time. In
the museum are exposed some unusual
objects of the century like a mask of torture
and a yoke which was used to transport
prisoners.
9. CELEBRITY
In 2002, the Rasnov area was very known after
the american filmmakers chose to film “Cold
Mountain”, the protagonists were Jude Law and
Nicole Kidman. The film was awarded with one
Oscar.
