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Vărșag is a locality situated in Harghita county, with a population of 1580 inhabitants.

Vărșag

Vărșag, Fortress Tartod

GPS Coordinates:
46.51935 N, 25.31733 E

West of Vărșag, at the confluence Târnava Mare and Tartod rivers, at an altitude of 848 m, was probably built around the XI-XII centuries, the Tartod fortress. Archaeological research from 1960 it is assumed that Tartód ,Budvár, Kustaly, Firtos and Rapson fortress were part of the defense system built by the Hungarian kingdom, to stop eastern peoples.

At the end of XII century it lost its importance, was abandoned and the forest put recapture the territory. Following the blue line to climb up and here and there we see the ruins of the fortress. We can identify the remains of the wall that was oval size 75 x 37 m. No were revealed traces of buildings inside the wall. In excavations were found a few hearths and pottery shards.

Fortress Tartod, Vărșag , Photo: Csedő Attila

Fortress Tartod, Vărșag , Photo: Szabó Tibor

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