• Dr. Ana BOLDUREANU National Museum of History of Moldova. The Tighina/Bender Fortress is one of the largest medieval bastions in the Prut-Dniester region.
  • 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 was bilt in one the most powerful of the medieval cities of Moldova – Tighina, which was an important trade outpost.
  • In 1789 Catherine the Great of Russia decorated Prince Grigory Potemkin for capturing the 16th century Tighina Fortress at present Bender, Transnistria, from the...
  • The Tighina (Bender) Fortress, a 15th century historical site of strategic importance, commences the first stage of the restoration works.
  • Subsequently, mentions about a city appear in the early Middle Ages, the shoal from Tighina being protected by a fortress from the 9th-11th centuries.
  • This article discusses the case of the transformation of the Tighina-Bender fortress in a historic museum and tourist attraction site.
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