Ruinele Cetății Drencova
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The Drencova fortress, or rather its ruins, has been in the Danube since 1969, when it was flooded by the river's waters. Before this date, archaeologists managed to do some research and established that the fortification had a quadrilateral shape, with dimensions of 23/21 m.
The walls, 1.5 meters thick and 15 meters high, are made of quarry stone drowned in mortar, and the quadrangle was built of carefully hewn blocks. Like most fortifications, the Drencova fortress also had a defensive moat, which was seen four decades ago.
The fortress was built after 1419, during the reign of King Sigismund of Luxemburg and had the role of defending the Danube front against the Ottoman power. In the period 1429-1435, the fortification was included in the defense system of Banat, at that time under the rule of the Teutonic Knights. From 1439, the fortress passed into the ownership of several Romanian noble families, who were in charge of maintaining the fortifications along the Danube.
Archaeological research has unearthed bronze and silver ornaments and bracelets, swords, daggers, metal vessels, a necropolis that would date from the 12th-13th centuries. It is said that the fortress was built on the model of a nearby Roman fort, but nothing is known for certain.
The ruins of the Drencova fortress can be seen from DN 57, close to the town of Berzasca. Drencova was a village, also swallowed by the waters of the Danube, which belonged to this locality.
It is not known how long these ruins will last in the rushing waters of the river, but they say a lot about the "engineers" who built it and about the quality of the materials used; her presence so far shows mastery.
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The walls, 1.5 meters thick and 15 meters high, are made of quarry stone drowned in mortar, and the quadrangle was built of carefully hewn blocks. Like most fortifications, the Drencova fortress also had a defensive moat, which was seen four decades ago.
The fortress was built after 1419, during the reign of King Sigismund of Luxemburg and had the role of defending the Danube front against the Ottoman power. In the period 1429-1435, the fortification was included in the defense system of Banat, at that time under the rule of the Teutonic Knights. From 1439, the fortress passed into the ownership of several Romanian noble families, who were in charge of maintaining the fortifications along the Danube.
Archaeological research has unearthed bronze and silver ornaments and bracelets, swords, daggers, metal vessels, a necropolis that would date from the 12th-13th centuries. It is said that the fortress was built on the model of a nearby Roman fort, but nothing is known for certain.
The ruins of the Drencova fortress can be seen from DN 57, close to the town of Berzasca. Drencova was a village, also swallowed by the waters of the Danube, which belonged to this locality.
It is not known how long these ruins will last in the rushing waters of the river, but they say a lot about the "engineers" who built it and about the quality of the materials used; her presence so far shows mastery.
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