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O mărturie documentară despre Cetatea Gherla la 1675
A Documentary Testimony about Gherla Citadel in 1675

Author(s): Gabriel-Virgil Rusu
Subject(s): History
Published by: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai

Summary/Abstract: A Documentary Testimony about Gherla Citadel in 1675. The present paper investigates the inventory of Gherla Citadel (near Cluj) in 1675, ordered by the price of Transylvania. The military-strategic importance of the new stronghold on the river Someş gradually increased during the 17th century, under the circumstances of the Habsburg dynasty's political-military intentions regarding Transylvania and after the demolition of the near-by strongholds Ciceu and Unguraş. The investigated inventory is relevant for the military potential of the Gherla stronghold, the types and amount of arms and ammunition stored here.

  • Issue Year: 48/2003
  • Issue No: 1-2
  • Page Range: 65-94
  • Page Count: 30
  • Language: Romanian