• The Câlnic Fortress is a fortress located in Câlnic, Alba County, in the Transylvania region of Romania. It was built by a nobleman whose family later sold it to the local...
  • By car, Câlnic Fortress is a 13-kilometer drive away from Sebeș, 28 kilometers from Alba Iulia, and 54 kilometers from Sibiu.
  • The fortified churches of Transylvania are spectacular, The Calnic one is quite unique, they renovated few rooms and you can spend the night here.
  • dates back to the 14th century when Câlnic became the most important fortress of the rich and powerful Transylvanian rulers.
  • Built in the 2nd half of C13, Cetatea Câlnic (RO), Burg Kelling (DE), Kelneki vár (HU) is an important historical monument.
  • The Fortress has been maintained quite well, you can visit most of it, aside from the ramparts and at the time of visit, the Tower as it was under renovations.
  • The Roman fortress represents the most valuable edifice in the small village of Câlnic in Alba county, Romania.
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  • The last descendant of the noble family sold the fortress to the Saxon peasant community of Câlnic.
  • First documented in 1269, the fortress served as a residence for Saxon nobility until 1430, when it was sold to the peasant community of Calnic.