Map of Şiria: Fortress Siria

Over Siria it can be seen the ruins of the fortress built in the XIII cent. In 1331 it already had a memorable guardianship. In 1440 the documents speak about a so-called Stefan from Stiria voivode. In the second part of the XV century the fortress was owned by Matei Corvin as well as in 1461-1464 by the Bathory family. In 1541 the fortress was occupied by the agrestians of Gheorghe Doja, as in the middle of the XVI century by the Turkish.
Disengaged in 1595 in the 1599-1600 period it entertains the guardianship of Mihai Viteazul. In the period of 1607-1693 it got under turkish domination. In 1784 it was destroyed by the Hapsburg troopers not to get into the hand of the revolutionists.

Fortress Siria, Șiria , Photo: Hám Péter

Fortress Siria, Șiria , Photo: Hám Péter

Fortress Siria, Șiria , Photo: Hám Péter

Fortress Siria, Șiria , Photo: Hám Péter

Fortress Siria, Șiria , Photo: Hám Péter

Fortress Siria, Șiria , Photo: Hám Péter

Fortress Siria, Șiria , Photo: Szabó Tibor

Fortress Siria, Șiria , Photo: Marian Ghibu

Fortress Siria, Șiria , Photo: Hám Péter

Fortress Siria, Șiria , Photo: Marian Ghibu

Fortress Siria, Șiria , Photo: Hám Péter

Fortress Siria, Șiria , Photo: Szabó Tibor

Fortress Siria, Șiria , Photo: Szabó Tibor

Fortress Siria, Șiria , Photo: Hám Péter

Fortress Siria, Șiria , Photo: Szabó Tibor

Fortress Siria, Șiria , Photo: Szabó Tibor

Fortress Siria, Șiria , Photo: Hám Péter

Fortress Siria, Șiria , Photo: Szabó Tibor

Fortress Siria, Șiria , Photo: Szabó Tibor

Fortress Siria, Șiria , Photo: Marian Ghibu

GPS: 46.26631N, 21.65695E