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The Princely Palace – Durau – Neamt County

Location: the Princely Palace is located in the village Ceahlau, at 3 km from the main road in the village Schit.
Short description:
The Princely Palace was once a beautiful architectural complex and place where many historical events took place. Its beginning are found in the XIII century when on this place was built a hermitage by the monk Silvestru that was under the guidance of the Neamt Monastery. During the ruler of Ieremia Movila the hermitage will be called The Pion Monastery and after that will become the Hermitage Hangu. In …

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Location: The New Fortress of Roman is located at approximately 5 km from Roman, on the left side of River Siret, near Gadinti village.
Built: in the year 1466 by Stephen the Great
Short description:
The fortress was built by Stephen the Great and it represented an important resistance point and a true fortification of stone. This is the only fortress that was not built on higher ground as other medieval fortresses. The walls were surrounded by a defense trench with a width of 30-60 m.
The ground on which the fortress was built …

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Musatin Fortress from Roman – Neamt County

Location: the Musatin Fortress from Roman was built on the plane were today we can see the Archbishop Complex.
Built: we assume that the construction was made by Petru I Musat (1375 – 1391)
Short description:
The Musatin Fortess or The Fortress of Land is the oldest historical monument from the city Roman. Its existence is first mentioned on March 30, 1392 in a document from the ruler Roman I Musat.
From an architectural stand of point the fortress was built in the shape of a horseshoe, made out of wood and soil. The …

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Batca Doamnei Fortress from Piatra Neamt

Location: The Batca Doamnei Fortress from Piatra Neamt is located at approximately 4 km south-west from the city Piatra Neamt, on the top of the hill called Batca Doamnei.
Built: the architectural complex belongs to the Eneolithic Era (Cucucteni A), the bronze era (Monteoru culture), a fortress of the Dacians between the Ist century before Christ and the Ist century after Christ and a feudal settlement in the XII century.
Short description:
Batca Doamnei Fortress was discovered by the founder of the History Museum from Piatra Neamt and it represents the oldest historical …

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The Royal Court and Church from Piatra Neamt

The church from “Curtea Domneasca” Complex, with the patron of St. Joan, was built by Stefan the Great between 1468 and 1475. Together with the bell-tower it forms an architectural complex that can be seen in the center of the town Piatra Neamt, in the Liberty Market.
From what “Curtea Domneasca” Complex once was, today are preserved only few elements: the church, the bell-tower and some of the royal cellars, where there is organized the Museum from “Curtea Domneasca” Complex. The importance of this historical place will start to diminish after …

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Neamt Fortress from Targu Neamt – Neamt County

Address: Str. Arcasului nr.1, Targu Neamt, Neamt County
Built: in time of ruler Petru Musat (1374-1391)
Visiting program: Daily: 9-19
Short description
Neamt Fortress is a medieval fortress from Moldavia – Romania and it’s located near Targu Neamt, at approximately 46 km from Piatra Neamt. The construction is near the highest peak of the hill “Culmea Plesului” and it was declared a medieval monument in the National Heritage. Because of its strategic position and the events that happened here Neamt Fortress was one of the most hardened fortresses of Moldavia – Romania. The name …