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Seat Fortress of Suceava

Suceava County, Romania

The Medieval Seat Fortress of Suceava (Romanian: Cetatea Medievală de Scaun a Sucevei or Cetatea Sucevei, Sotschen Festung, Der Fürstensitz von Suceava, Die Fürstenburg von Suceava, or Festung Suceava) 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. The Medieval Seat Fortress of Suceava is also a historic monument officially listed by the Ministry of Culture of Romania.

Fort data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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