Medieval Seat Fortress of Suceava

Seat Fortress of Suceava
Seat Fortress of Suceava
Romanian: Cetatea de Scaun a Sucevei
Suceava, Suceava County, Bukovina, Moldavia in Romania
	Suceava Seat Fortress as seen during nighttime (spring 2015)
	Entrance within the Medieval Seat Fortress of Suceava, straight from the access bridge, as seen in September 2009. The main keep can be seen in the background as well.
Coordinates	47°38′42″N 26°16′13″E / 47.6449°N 26.2703°E
Type	Castle/royal fortress (Romanian: Reședință regală)
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Culture
Condition	Renovated and very well preserved
Website	Official website (in Romanian, English, German, and Hungarian)
Site history
Built	Late 14th century
Built by	Initially built at the orders of Peter I (Romanian: Petru Mușat), later fortified by Stephen III (also known as Stephen the Great; Romanian: Ștefan cel Mare), and subsequently rebuilt by Austrian architect Karl Adolf Romstorfer.
	The royal seat of the Moldavian rulers for centuries during the Late Middle Ages as well as an impressive and imposing medieval stronghold at the crossroads of Central and Eastern Europe which had successfully survived several sieges and was never conquered by its enemies/invaders.

The Medieval Seat Fortress of Suceava (Romanian: Cetatea Medievală de Scaun a Sucevei or Cetatea Sucevei; German: Sotschen Festung or Festung Suceava)^[2] is a fortified castle in the middle-sized town of Suceava, the county seat town of Suceava County, situated in the historical regions of Bukovina and Moldavia, northeastern Romania.

The castle served as the royal seat fortress for the Princes of Moldavia (Romanian: Domnitori or Domni) during the late Middle Ages. Nowadays, it is a tourist attraction of Suceava. It has been further renovated through a REGIO programme based on European Union (EU) funds.^[3] The Medieval Seat Fortress of Suceava is also a historic monument officially listed by the Ministry of Culture of Romania.^[4]

^ Ramona Ciortescu (21 February 2015). "Suceava Citadel – The Unconquered Fortress Of Moldavia". Romania Journal.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 22 January 2023.
^ "Galizien und Bukowina 2016". Historischer Verein für Steiermark (in German). 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
^ Redacția website-ului Regio (8 August 2014). "Noutati - Cetatea de Scaun a Sucevei, restaurata prin REGIO, a fost redeschisa pentru turisti". Regio's official website (in Romanian). Retrieved 21 January 2023.
^ Ministerul Culturii (2015). "Lista monumentelor istorice din județul Suceava 2015" (PDF). Institutul Național al Patrimoniului (in Romanian). Retrieved 22 January 2023.

[1] Ramona Ciortescu (21 February 2015). "Suceava Citadel – The Unconquered Fortress Of Moldavia". Romania Journal.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 22 January 2023.

[2] "Galizien und Bukowina 2016". Historischer Verein für Steiermark (in German). 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2023.

[3] Redacția website-ului Regio (8 August 2014). "Noutati - Cetatea de Scaun a Sucevei, restaurata prin REGIO, a fost redeschisa pentru turisti". Regio's official website (in Romanian). Retrieved 21 January 2023.

[4] Ministerul Culturii (2015). "Lista monumentelor istorice din județul Suceava 2015" (PDF). Institutul Național al Patrimoniului (in Romanian). Retrieved 22 January 2023.

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Seat Fortress of Suceava
Romanian: Cetatea de Scaun a Sucevei
Suceava, Suceava County, Bukovina, Moldavia in Romania
Suceava Seat Fortress as seen during nighttime (spring 2015)
Entrance within the Medieval Seat Fortress of Suceava, straight from the access bridge, as seen in September 2009. The main keep can be seen in the background as well.
Coordinates	47°38′42″N 26°16′13″E / 47.6449°N 26.2703°E / 47.6449; 26.2703
Type	Castle/royal fortress (Romanian: Reședință regală)
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Culture
Condition	Renovated and very well preserved
Website	Official website (in Romanian, English, German, and Hungarian)
Site history
Built	Late 14th century
Built by	Initially built at the orders of Peter I (Romanian: Petru Mușat), later fortified by Stephen III (also known as Stephen the Great; Romanian: Ștefan cel Mare), and subsequently rebuilt by Austrian architect Karl Adolf Romstorfer.
The royal seat of the Moldavian rulers for centuries during the Late Middle Ages as well as an impressive and imposing medieval stronghold at the crossroads of Central and Eastern Europe which had successfully survived several sieges and was never conquered by its enemies/invaders.^[1]