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29-655: Severin Fortress is a set of historical monuments located on the territory of Drobeta Turnu Severin , Romania. In the National Archaeological Repertory , the monument appears with the code 109782.07.01. This article about a castle in Romania is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Drobeta Turnu Severin Drobeta was originally a Dacian town. The Roman fort built by Emperor Trajan at

58-456: A duchy in western medieval states, much as the title of voivode was equivalent to that of a duke . Other roughly equivalent titles and areas in medieval Eastern Europe included ban (bojan, vojin or bayan) and banate . In a modern context, the word normally refers to one of the provinces ( województwa ) of Poland. As of 2024 , Poland has 16 voivodeships. A voi(e)vod(e) (literally, "leader of warriors" or "war leader", equivalent to

87-503: A forum, a port and guilds of craftsmen. In the middle of the 3rd century, Drobeta covered an area of 60 hectares and had a population of almost 40,000 inhabitants. After the retreat of the Roman administration from Dacia in the 4th century, the city was preserved under Roman occupation as a bridgehead on the north bank of the Danube until the 6th century. Destroyed by Huns in the 5th century, it

116-628: A new castle over the ruins of Drobeta, under the name Severin (Severinopolis). It was a basis for the Banate of Severin, Terra Zeurino ( Țara Severinului – Country of Severin). Severin's name was taken in memory of Severinus of Noricum , who was the patron saint of the medieval colony Turnu, initially a suffragane of the Diocese of Kalocsa . In 1247, the Hungarian Kingdom brought the Knights of St. John to

145-481: A steady economic, urban and social growth until 1972, when it received the name of Drobeta-Turnu Severin . In 1914, the Water Castle ( Castelul de Apă ) was opened. Considered an emblematic monument to the people of Severin, it gives identity to the city by being built in one of the major traffic roundabouts of the city. The central neighborhoods were spared from the countrywide campaign of demolitions unleashed by

174-604: The Hungarian : vajdaság ; the Belarusian : ваяводства ( vajаvodstva ); the Lithuanian : vaivadija . Some of these words, or variants of them, may also be used in English. Named for the word for "voivodeship" is the autonomous Serbian province of Vojvodina . Though the word "voivodeship" (other spellings are "voievodship" and "voivodship") appears in English dictionaries such as

203-759: The Latin " Dux Exercituum ") was originally a military commander who stood, in a state's structure, next to the ruler. Later the word came to denote an administrative official. Words for "voivodeship" in various languages include the Ukrainian : воєводство ; the Polish : województwo ; the Romanian : voievodat ; the Bulgarian : voivoda (войвода); the Serbian : vojvodina (војводина), vojvodstvo (војводство) or vojvodovina (војводовина);

232-555: The OED and Webster's , it is not in common general usage, and voivodeships in Poland and elsewhere are frequently referred to as " provinces ". Depending on context, historic voivodeships may also be referred to as "duchies", "palatinates" (the Latin word " palatinatus " was used for a voivodeship in Poland), "administrative districts" or "regions". In the territory of modern Romania and Moldova ,

261-571: The Ottoman Empire , which threatened the area of the Danube. In this context, castles on the banks of the river, the area from Iron Gates to Calafat , began to be restored. When the Hungarians attacked Oltenia and conquered Severin's fortress, Andrew II of Hungary organized the Banate of Severin . The first Ban of Severin , Luca, was mentioned in 1233. This year may be taken as the date of birth of

290-509: The Ceauşescu regime, allowing the historic architecture of the city to survive. In 1968, Turnu Severin became the capital of the county, concurrently becoming a city (" municipiu "). In 1972, the name of the ancient Drobeta was added to the city's name, and it became Drobeta-Turnu Severin. The region's climate gives Severin warm summers and mild winters, meaning the city is home to magnolia trees, Caucasian nut trees, and ginkgo biloba as well as

319-614: The Elder ( Mircea cel Bătrân ) established Bănia Severinului (Banate of Severin) and, in 1406, concluded a treaty of alliance with Sigismund of Hungary right in Severin. After the death of Mircea, Sigismund freed the Severin Fortress occupied by the Turks, and even made some concessions to the monasteries of Vodița and Tismana . Then Banate of Severin returned to John Hunyadi , who consolidated all

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348-574: The Magnificent , only one tower of the Severin fortress was left standing, which led the people to name it Turnul lui Severin (Tower of Severinus ). Severin remained under Ottoman rule until 1829 except a Wallachian occupation between 1594 and 1599 and an Austrian one between 1718 and 1738. Under Ottoman occupation, the territory's administration moved to the west of Oltenia and was centered in Cerneţi . In 1936, Prof. Dr. Al. Bărăcilă executed excavations at

377-413: The almond trees, figs, lilacs, lindens, and chestnut trees more common throughout Europe. Voivodeships A voivodeship ( / ˈ v ɔɪ v oʊ d ʃ ɪ p / VOY -vohd-ship ) or voivodate is the area administered by a voivode (governor) in several countries of central and eastern Europe. Voivodeships have existed since medieval times and the area of extent of voivodeship resembles that of

406-438: The cannons of Turks, Bulgarians and Tatars who wanted to cross the Danube. The Hungarians still wanted to attack Oltenia. Severin Fortress was the most important strategic redoubt on the Danube. Its conquest meant to gain an important bridgehead in the region. Romanian Voivodes have also fought for this powerful fortress, conquering it or claiming it from time to time. Litovoi and Basarab I died at this fortress. Mircea

435-623: The castles on the Danube. Around 1432, possession passed to the Wallachian voivodes . After the fall of Constantinople in 1453, attacks on the Danubian fortresses were made, moving the Banate residence to Strehaia , the Severin population migrating to the Cerneți village, 6 km north, which became the capital of the Mehedinți district. In 1524, after a devastating attack by the Turks led by Suleiman

464-617: The country, giving them Severin as a residence, where they built the medieval castle of Severin (this is the Castrul Zeurini mentioned in Diploma of the Joannites in 1247). Inside the strong fort a Gothic church was erected. This was presumably the headquarters of the Catholic episcopate of Severin that was there until 1502. The knights withdrew in 1259, while the fortress remained in the range of

493-456: The fortress was an oven-hearth serving a weapons workshop. Inside the interior, to the north, was a tower with three floors used for defense; to the east a second tower, thicker, at the angle of the wall. The entrance to the castle was through a gate dome and the fortress was surrounded by a deep moat. After gaining freedom from Ottoman control as a consequence of the Treaty of Adrianople in 1829, it

522-425: The fortress, where he managed to reconstruct the layout of the castle and recovered rich archaeological materials (rails, iron, copper, stone cannonballs, pipe of a bronze cannon etc.). The fortress was rectangular shaped with two walls made of unprocessed river stones, glued with mortar. In the center of the castle there was a chapel, surrounded by graves, built in part with materials taken from Drobeta Castrum. Also in

551-506: The most daring works in the Roman world. The bridge was composed of twenty arches between stone piers, two of which are visible. Each bridgehead had its own fort and portal monument, whose remains can still be seen on both sides of the Danube. Drobeta grew as a strategic point at the crossing of water and land routes which led to the north and south of the Danube. It became the third urban centre in Dacia after Sarmizegetusa and Apullum . During

580-455: The name may be derived from Old Church Slavonic severno ("northern"), from sěverъ , "north". Another possibility is that Severin's name was taken in memory of Severinus of Noricum , who was the patron saint of the medieval colony Turnu, initially a suffragane of the Diocese of Kalocsa . Turnu ("Tower") refers to a tower on the north bank of the Danube built by the Byzantines . Thus,

609-408: The name of the city would mean "Northern Tower". Drobeta was first a Dacian town mentioned by Greek geographer Ptolemy of Alexandria (2nd century AD). Trajan's bridge was built here to cross the Danube in only three years (AD 103–105) by his favourite architect Apollodorus of Damascus for his invasion of Dacia which ended with Roman victory in 106 AD. The bridge was considered one of

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638-408: The next century would become a modern school of national prestige. The building of industrial factories spurred the development of the city. In 1841, Severin became the capital of the county and in 1851 became a city. As a major port on the Danube, the freedom of trade facilitated the entry of goods by boat from Vienna and the exchange of material necessary for economic development. Severin experienced

667-534: The regions of Wallachia , Moldavia and Transylvania were formerly voivodeships. The region of Maramureș , now split between Romania and Ukraine , also used to be its own voivodeship, the Voivodeship of Maramureș . Historical voivodeships in the territory of modern Serbia include the Voivodeship of Salan (9th–10th centuries), Voivodeship of Sermon (11th century), and Voivodeship of Syrmia of Radoslav Čelnik (1527–1530). A voivodeship called Serbian Vojvodina

696-399: The reign of Emperor Hadrian (AD 117–138), the settlement was declared a municipium in 121. At this point the population had reached 14,000. In 193 during the reign of Septimius Severus (193–211), the city was raised to the rank of a colony which gave its residents equal rights with citizens of Rome. As a colony, Drobeta was a thriving city with temples, a basilica, a theatre,

725-551: The site preserved the Dacian name. (see "History" section). According to Hamp and Hyllested, Drobeta reflects a Roman misinterpretation of *Druwā-tā (the wooden place) with a postposed article, reflecting a proto-Albanian syntax for wood druwa-tai . "Severin" was originally linked by historians with the Roman Emperor Septimius Severus , during whose reign the name of the city was Drobeta Septimia Severiana. However,

754-672: Was built by the Kingdom of Hungary under Ladislaus I (1077–1095) as a strategical point against the Second Bulgarian Empire . Along with the forming of the Vallachian Voivodeships (Voievodatele Valahe), the Severin fortress was a reason for a war over a period of several generations between Oltenian Voievodes ( Litovoi , Bărbat , then Basarab I ) and Hungarians. The war ended with the Battle of Posada . Romanians then fought

783-676: Was decided to rebuild the present city. A rigorous program started in 1836. It was followed, in 1858, by the construction of the harbor. By 1900 the national road, rail, the Carol and Elisabeta boulevards, Navigația Fluvială Românească (River Navigation of Romania), the railway workshops, the shipyard (which in 1914 was the largest in the country), the Roman Hall, the Municipal Palace, three churches and two hospitals were built. In 1883, on May 15, Theodor Costescu established Traian High School , which in

812-479: Was established in 1848–1849; this was transformed into the Voivodeship of Serbia and Temes Banat , a land within the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1849 to 1860. This is the origin of the name of the present-day Serbian autonomous province of Vojvodina . For more information about the divisions of Polish lands in particular periods, see Administrative divisions of Poland ("Historical") . Voivodeships in

841-451: Was rebuilt by Justinian I (527-565). On the bank of the Danube are the remains of the celebrated Trajan's Bridge , the longest in the Empire. Here the Danube is about 1,200 m (3,900 ft) wide. The bridgehead fort has been extensively excavated and is visible today. Also visible are the extensive remains of the large Roman thermal baths and amphitheatre. The fortress of Severin

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