Brasov County - Rupea (German Reps; Hungarian: Kőhalom; Latin Ripa)

Rupea is situated at 41 km from Făgăraş and 62 km from Braşov. Standing on a massive basalt rock of the Cohälm hill, on the west side of the town, the old Saxon Fortress at Rupea was built between the 14th-17th centuries. The walls of the three precincts, erected straight from the rock, make up a spiral that starts from the lower precinct, goes up through the middle precinct (the largest in surface), and ends up with the upper precinct (the most imposing and the oldest). The upper precinct covers over 1500 m. The Romans followed with castle Rupes functioning as a fortress and commerce-control centre. It was always rebuilt when destroyed. In 2010 began restoration of the fortress.

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