Main court of the Câlnic castle. The building to the left is the chapel. Behind the wall, hills surrounding the village and the castle can be seen.Main court
Câlnic Citadel, first mentioned in 1269, is very well preserved. Built as a noble's residence, it was bought in 1430 by local peasants and fortified. It consists of a large court surrounded by walls and some buildings adjacent to the walls. In the middle of the court there is a large donjon as well as a chapel. The castle differs from most other constructions of this type in that it is not situated on a hilltop but rather in a depression, much lower than the surrounding hills. This position, clearly inconvenient in case of a siege, can be explained by the castle's first function as a residence, not meant as a defensive construction.
Liviu Stoica, Gheorghe Stoica, Gabriela Popa - Castles & fortresses in Transylvania: Alba County / Castele și cetăți din Transilvania: Județul Alba, Cluj-Napoca, 2009, ISBN978-973-0-06141-3
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Câlnic.
^"Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
October 27, 2023
câlnic, alba, câlnic, german, kelling, hungarian, turkish, kelnek, commune, alba, county, transylvania, romania, composed, villages, câlnic, deal, dál, câlnic, village, known, castle, which, unesco, list, world, heritage, sites, câlniccommunecâlnic, citadelloc. Calnic German Kelling Hungarian Turkish Kelnek is a commune in Alba County Transylvania Romania composed of two villages Calnic and Deal Dal Calnic village is known for its castle which is on UNESCO s list of World Heritage Sites CalnicCommuneCalnic CitadelLocation in Alba CountyCalnicLocation in RomaniaCoordinates 45 53 10 N 23 39 11 E 45 88611 N 23 65306 E 45 88611 23 65306CountryRomaniaCountyAlbaPopulation 2021 12 01 1 1 810Time zoneEET EEST UTC 2 3 Vehicle reg AB Contents 1 The castle 2 See also 3 Bibliography 4 ReferencesThe castle edit nbsp Main court of the Calnic castle The building to the left is the chapel Behind the wall hills surrounding the village and the castle can be seen nbsp Main courtCalnic Citadel first mentioned in 1269 is very well preserved Built as a noble s residence it was bought in 1430 by local peasants and fortified It consists of a large court surrounded by walls and some buildings adjacent to the walls In the middle of the court there is a large donjon as well as a chapel The castle differs from most other constructions of this type in that it is not situated on a hilltop but rather in a depression much lower than the surrounding hills This position clearly inconvenient in case of a siege can be explained by the castle s first function as a residence not meant as a defensive construction nbsp Outside view of the castleSee also editList of castles in Romania Tourism in Romania Villages with fortified churches in TransylvaniaBibliography editLiviu Stoica Gheorghe Stoica Gabriela Popa Castles amp fortresses in Transylvania Alba County Castele și cetăți din Transilvania Județul Alba Cluj Napoca 2009 ISBN 978 973 0 06141 3References edit nbsp Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Calnic Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de varstă pe județe și municipii orașe comune la 1 decembrie 2021 XLS National Institute of Statistics Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Calnic Alba amp oldid 1042773347, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
