Rupea Fortress
In the article 10 Movies filmed in Transylvania, we mentioned the 1999 film Beowulf, which was filmed in the Rupea Fortress, as “one of the oldest settlements and best-conserved medieval sites in Romania”.
The Rupea Fortress is situated in the town of Rupea, Brașov County. It was first documented in 1324 as a royal fort and developed around a settlement that is mentioned in 13th-century records.
Built on Cohalmul Hill, the fortress features a unique ascending spiral shape, resembling a snail shell, and it is also referred to as Cohalmul Fortress.
The Rupea Fortress was strategically located at the crossroads of the roads connecting Transylvania, Moldavia, and Wallachia. This made it an important centre for commerce and craft, with various guilds representing a vibrant manufacturing sector.
The following guilds are known to have operated in Rupea: – Tanners’ Guild (1493, 1778) – Millers’ Guild (1540) – Blacksmiths’ Guild (1569) – Spinners’ Guild (1589) – Coopers’ Guild (before 1580) – Carpenters’ Guild (1630 – Tailors’ Guild (1625, became independent in 1714) – Butchers’ Guild (1751) – Potters’ Guild (likely founded around 1776)
The fortress also conceals some of the oldest archaeological artefacts in Romania, dating back to the Palaeolithic and Early Neolithic periods (5,500-3,500 BC).
In the 15th century, the fortress came under the administration of the Saxon community, which transformed it into a refuge.
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