A gyimesbükki Rákóczi-vár története, 17–19. század

Demjen Andrea

The present article briefly focuses on written sources and archaeological excavations organized in 2015 in the Rákóczi Fortification. This was located at about 32 de km on the north-eastern side of the town Miercurea-Ciuc, in the village Ghimeș-Făget (Bacău County). There was an observation post that functioned since the beginning of the seventeenth century and was connected to the Ciucului Mountains customs (tricesima). During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries Blockhaus C or “Cetatea Rákóczi” was part of a very complex system of fortifications consisting of ramparts, ditches, and bastions. These were meant to protect the border between Transylvania and Moldavia. The fortification’s periodization was made on the basis of archaeological researches, on-site observations (the study of the walls’ structure and the composition of the mortars) and finally, by correlating this information with the plans kept in Kriegsarchiv in Vienna.