Top Castles and Fortifications in Romania

I'm very interested in history and especially middle ages. Therefore, I thought it would be of interest to present some of the proofs of the restless history that the Romanian countries had, the medieval fortifications.

Let's start:
1) Cisnădioara
Location: Cisnădioara village, few kilometers away from Sibiu City. The fortification of Cisnădioara is my favorite for it's simplicity and minimalist architecture. Thick walls shelter inner stairs allowing to go to the upper level.

2) Râşnov
Location: Râşnov Town, south-eastern Transylvania.
10 years ago, when it got under the administration of an Italian guy, this 14th century fortification was renovated, with the intention of making "the most beautiful fortification in Eastern Europe" out of it. It's hard to tell if it is the most beautiful, but for sure it looks really nice now, and the renovation preserved the original buildings inside quite well.

3) Hărman
Location: Hărman village, Transylvania. Located 10 km East of Braşov, South-Eastern Transylvania, the fortress is well conserved and easily reachable by tourist visiting Braşov.

4) Biertan fortification
Location Biertan village, Transylavania
This is considered the most highlight of the XIII-XIVth century fortification in Tranylvania.

5) Bran Castle
Location: Bran village, near the city of Braşov. Better known for the Dracula story, this borderline castle of the XIII-th century Bran Castle has not much to do with the bloody ruler. Might be that Vlad III stayed in Bran when he attacked Braşov, but there's nothing sure about this.

7) Corvin Castle
Location: Hunedoara, Transylvania.
Very well preserved, it would deserve the title "Dracula's Castle" much more than Bran, as Vlad III Dracula was imprisoned here for many years.

8) Poienari Fortress. Today only ruins, the fortress was built by Vlad III Dracula to defend from enemies attacking Târgovişte.
It's building probably started during Vlad Dracul, but it was finished by Vlad III in by the middle XV-th century. More information about Poienari (sometimes refered as Poenari) here.

9) Cetatea Neamţului (Neamţ stronghold)
Location: Piatra Neamţ, Moldova
Built probably during Petru I Muşat (1375-1391), in the late XIV-th century, during a period of economic development seen by Moldova. The citadel was never conquered.If you visit the fortress keep in mind that it's walls were twice as tall as they are nowadays. The hypothesis of the stronghold being built by Teuton knights or by Saxon population are not valid. The coins found in the citadel and the fact that the fortress is a defending one eliminate the Teuton knights . the saxon community in the nearbz town was too small, had no economic or political power to sustain a military building of this proportions.
Guided visits take about 45 minutes

10) Făgăraş Fortress
First attested in documents in 1455, it's construction started by the end of the XIV-th century. The fortress was replacing a XII-th century fortification. In the late XVI-th century the stronghold was transformed in a fortified castle. Today the castle can be visited and it shelters the Museum of Făgăraş county. A visit takes about one hour.

11) Sighişoara. I let the best for the end. First attested in documents in 1291 under the name Castrum Sex / Castrum Seg (=the town on the hill), Sighişoara is part of UNESCO World Heritage. Read more about Sighişoara medieval town here