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This is a list of castles and fortresses declared historic monuments by Romania's Ministry of Culture. [1]
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This is a list of castles and fortresses declared historic monuments by Romania's Ministry of Culture. [1]
Caraș-Severin (6)
Timiș (10)
Suceava (3)
Arad (22)
Bihor (17)
Constanța (3)
Tulcea (3)
Maramureș (7)
Satu Mare (6)
Bacău (2)
Iași (1)
Neamț (3)
Vrancea (2)
Argeș (2)
Brăila (1)
Dâmbovița (1)
Giurgiu (1)
Prahova (8)
Teleorman (2)
Mehedinți (4)
Vâlcea (1)
Alba (20)
Bistrița-Năsăud (16)
Brașov (20)
Cluj (25)
Covasna (24)
Harghita (17)
Hunedoara (17)
Mureș (33)
Sălaj (13)
Sibiu (11)
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