• One of the most powerful elements of the grand defensive system of medieval Moldova is the Tighina Fortress.
  • The Tighina Fortress, also known as Bender Fortress, is a historic fortress located here in the city of Bender, Transnistria.
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  • The bitter fate of the fortress ruled by the Turks made the chronicler Miron Costin write that "the fortress of Tighina has darkened".
  • During the Russian - Turkish wars the Tighina Fortress was three times conquered by the Russian armies (in 1770, 1789 and 1806).
  • Tighina Fortress. a.k.a. Bender Fortress. See map at Google | See map in Google Earth! | Report errors, bad data.
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  • Moldova Fortresses: Cetatea Tighina. Situated on the steep bank of the Dniester, surrounded by a deep fosse of defense, there stands Tigina fortress...
  • Tighina Fortress. Address. Bender, Moldova. ... http://www.bendery-fortress.com/en. Imposing, well-preserved 16th-c.
  • The Fortress Tighina situated on the bank of the river Nistru was one of the strongest fortress of Moldova from the XVth century.