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Abstract: Cetatea de Piatră – in the Light of the Medieval History. The Chioar district, like many other Romanian regions, has been one of the important zones of activity of the Romanian boyars in Medieval Transilvania. The name of the district can be found in the famous Stone Fortress (Kovar), which has been in the area since time immemorial. The documents which certify the existence of this fortress date from the second half of the 12th c. and talk about a fortress made of earth which would become a strategic, consolidated point. Even though the first known owner of the castle, Desideriu of Elewanth, dates from 1317, the most representative moment in the history of the fortress is the year 1367 when the rebuilt fortress is re-possessed by the Voivodes of Maramures Dreg and Ioan as royal donation. It is them, and later the powerful family of Dragffy, who have imposed a genuine local rule over time, tolerated by the Hungarian kings. Strategically placed in what represents a fortified natural narrow path, surrounded from 3 parts by the waters of the Lapus river and situated at 600 metres altitudine on top of a hill, the fortress could survive the entire district. It was actually made up of “two fortresses”, separated by a defense groove with a bridge buill over it. The complex of fortresses was organized in three parts owned by the feudal lord, the military and economical constructions and the inner part which was a place for fairs and used to be called “the court of eggs”. |
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