RâÃâ¢nov Fortress Romanian: Cetatea RâÃâ¢nov, German: Rosenauer Burg, Hungarian: Barcarozsnyó vára is a medieval Fliehburg-type fortress, which offered refuge for townspeople and villagers from the area in times of war. It is situated in RâÃâ¢nov, BraÃâ¢ov County, not far from BraÃâ¢ov.
The fortress was built as part of a defence system for the Transylvanian villages exposed to outside invasions. A decisive aspect for building the fortress at its location was the route of the invading armies which were coming from the Bran pass and were passing through RâÃâ¢nov, on their way to BraÃâ¢ov and other parts of the Burzenland region. The only chance of survival for the inhabitants of the area, including from Cristian and Ghimbav, was the refuge inside the fortress at RâÃâ¢nov. Compelled to stay there for decades, the people of RâÃâ¢nov and the nearby villages turned the fortification into their long-term place of residence
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