Stock Photo: The Ruins Of Deva Fortress, Romania
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The fortress is located atop a volcano in the Poiana Ruscă Mountain Range within the Western Carpathian Mountains of Romania. nThe first evidence of the medieval Deva Fortress dates back to the second half of the 13th century; in 1269, Stephen V, King of Hungary and Duke of Transylvania, mentioned `the royal castle of Deva` in a privilege-grant for the Count Chyl of Kelling Romanian: comitele Chyl din Câlnic.nThe first records regarding a military operation involving the fortress dates from 1273. Under its walls, the Cumans were defeated by Peter I Csák, Palatine of Hungary n
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