Cetatea Timisoara Timisoara - Cazare lângă Cetatea Timisoara
Timisoara, Judetul Timis
Timisoara Fortress was built on the territory of present city was mentioned in a document Timisoara.A XII century. Passes through several stages - first is the rule and the second Huniazilor the Ottoman occupation. During the reign Huniazilor, the city had a massive issue simply was fortified with towers, bastions and thick walls. It was equipped with four gates: Gate Ardeleana Lipovei Gate, Water Gate Tower Gate Arad. During the Ottoman occupation was divided into three sectors: the city, city and suburbs.
The suburbs were subdivided into "City rascian" (Serb, Habsburg) and "Island. " In the center was located the castle that housed the Turkish governor (Caimacam). Castle water tower apparatus was fitted with four defensive towers joined by a fortress wall. Water Tower was an important strategic goal, the Turks conquered it in the first phase of the attack on the city. The town was defended by a ditch of water supplied Timis, a wall with high palisades of wattle with clay and then were further fueled by water moats. During the Ottoman domination in the city entry was made through five gates: Gate in the south and is Azab, Cock Gate, Water Gate and the Gate Party.
After conquering the fortress city of the Habsburg, in 1716, it was found that the fortifications did not withstand the new fighting techniques. The entire city was rebuilt in Vauban style (star-shaped fortress, stronghold). This was an area 10 times larger than the medieval Turkish fortress. The interior of the star was surrounded by three belts that could be filled with water. Access was through three gates of Vienna, Petrovasinului and Transylvania (completely demolished in 1891). The new towers of the city bore the name of Emperor and Empress and generals.