Project:The most beautiful

place in Moldova

Performed by:Lozovanu Dorin

Teacher:Nicolaescu Viorica
 Soroca Fortress is:
 A Moldavian fortress from the 15th century, built of wood by Stephen the Great, in front of the
ford over the Dniester, and rebuilt in stone by Petru Rareș, in the middle of the 16th century.
 The Soroca fortress was built against the Tatar prey mobs, which, through the fords of the
Dniester, made their way to Moldova, being a small fortress for sheltering a guard against the
Tartars.
 An old legend says that during the dramatic period of the Tartar invasion, one of the cities of
Moldova resisted the invaders for a long time. Water and food supplies were depleted, but the
defenders did not give up. And then the crows came to their aid. They kept in bunches of
bunches of grapes which they threw to the besieged, thus freeing them from hunger and thirst.
Since then, Moldovans have loved this bird, becoming a symbol of goodness, happiness and
abundance. The crow’s nest on top of a tree near the house is a sign of abundance in the
family.
 Poems about Soroca Fortress:
Soroca fortress

Sunless day.
Wheat murmur.
At dawn, it rises,
the river fortress.

The old castle

dropped from the icon.
Like a flag.
Or like a wound.

It foams its ridge

the toiled wave.
This stone
many hit.

Made of bone.
In the middle of the age
she is proudly stuck
Soroca fortress.

Nicolae Dabija
 Information about Soroca Fortress:
 Soroca Fortress is a unique historical monument in the architecture of the
defensive constructions of medieval Moldova. The stone fortress we see
today was built by a group of masons from Transylvania, led by the craftsman
Iacob, who left an inscription inside the fortress: «he built this castle Iacob».
Before the stone fortress there was a fortress of wood and earth, which is
believed to have been built earlier, although it was mentioned only in 1499.
Remains of this wooden fortification were found during archaeological
excavations inside the fortress.
 At the end of the 17th century, during the siege of a force of 2000 Polish
soldiers, a series of changes were made. 13 rooms for storing gunpowder
were attached to the walls of the enclosure, and rooms for accommodation
were built above them. The gaps between the battlements were blocked,
leaving holes for small arms fire. Barracks were built for the Polish soldiers
outside the fortress, the land being surrounded by a ditch and a wave of
earth.
Pictures of the room in Soroca Fortress:
 The candle of gratitude from the
Soroca Fortress:
 The Candle of Gratitude is a monument in Soroca, Republic of Moldova. It was
initiated by Ion Druta. It is located on a slope between the Dniester River and
the Bechir ravine.
 The end
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