The Fortress of Tricule — Attraction in Svinița

The ruins of the medieval fortress of Tricule have their foundation today in the waters of the Danube. Even from the 15th century, in the locality of Svinița, there existed a stone wall fortification placed on a hill. It was abandoned due to the lack of water. After the fortress of Svinița (defended by the Teutonic Knights) was destroyed, its material was used to build the Fortress of Tricule (16th century).

In the second half of the 16th century, Petru Petrović, besides the fortresses of Lugoj, Caransebeș, and Mehadia, and also those in the Danube Valley, built in Svinița a fortification made up of three tower-turrets. These were connected by a palisade fence – an enclosure in a triangular shape.

It appears that the towers had two levels, the upper one serving as an observation platform. The fortification played an important role in the fights to control this area. The fortress had the mission to stop Turkish incursions. It was successively conquered by Austrians, Turks, and hajduks.

Today, one of the towers is covered by the waters of the...

Great spot, though not easy to get to visit closely. The area is not developed for tourists to have easy access to this piece of history. I would have loved to be able to walk down to the water and see this...

Cetatea Trikule se află pe malul stâng al Dunării, la 4 km în aval de Şviniţa, fiind construită de banul Petrovici și este compusă din trei turnuri dispuse în colţurile unui triunghi ipotetic, care înainte de ridicarea nivelului Dunării (ca urmare a construcției barajului), se aflau pe abruptul malului. Denumirea de Trikule vine din limba turcă ceea ce înseamnă ,,trei turnuri”, așezate în triunghi. Astăzi, două dintre ele se scaldă în apele Dunării, iar turnul de sud este în...