Cule from Oltenia
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A culă is a semi-fortified building found in the Oltenia
region of Romania
with a number of examples located in the historical province of Muntenia
. They were originally built as homes for the ruling Boyar
class to defend against incursions by Ottoman
troops during the Ottoman–Habsburg wars or against violent raids by rebels from the south of the Danube
during the Stagnation of the Ottoman Empire
(e.g. Osman Pazvantoğlu
).
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Muntenia:
Oltenia
Oltenia is a historical province and geographical region of Romania, in western Wallachia. It is situated between the Danube, the Southern Carpathians and the Olt river ....
region of Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
with a number of examples located in the historical province of Muntenia
Muntenia
Muntenia is a historical province of Romania, usually considered Wallachia-proper . It is situated between the Danube , the Carpathian Mountains and Moldavia , and the Olt River to the west...
. They were originally built as homes for the ruling Boyar
Boyar
A boyar, or bolyar , was a member of the highest rank of the feudal Moscovian, Kievan Rus'ian, Bulgarian, Wallachian, and Moldavian aristocracies, second only to the ruling princes , from the 10th century through the 17th century....
class to defend against incursions by Ottoman
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
troops during the Ottoman–Habsburg wars or against violent raids by rebels from the south of the Danube
Danube
The Danube is a river in the Central Europe and the Europe's second longest river after the Volga. It is classified as an international waterway....
during the Stagnation of the Ottoman Empire
Stagnation of the Ottoman Empire
The Stagnation of the Ottoman Empire is the period following the Growth of the Ottoman Empire . During this period the empire continued to have military might. The next period would be shaped by the decline of their military power which followed the loss of huge territories...
(e.g. Osman Pazvantoğlu
Osman Pazvantoglu
Osman Pazvantoğlu was a Bosnian Ottoman soldier, a governor of the Vidin district after 1794, and a rebel against Ottoman rule...
).
List of cule
OlteniaOltenia
Oltenia is a historical province and geographical region of Romania, in western Wallachia. It is situated between the Danube, the Southern Carpathians and the Olt river ....
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- Cula Barbu Poenaru (1750), Almăj, Dolj
- Cula Izvoranu, de la Brabova, Dolj
- Cula Crăsnaru (1808), Groşerea, Aninoasa, Gorj
- Cula Cornoiu de la Curtişoara, Gorj
- Cula Cartianu din Cartiu, Gorj
- Cula Grecescu (1818), Şiacu, comuna Slivileşti, Gorj
- Cula Cuţui (1815) din BroşteniBrosteni, MehedintiBroşteni is a commune located in Mehedinţi County, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Broşteni, Căpăţâneşti, Luncşoara, Lupşa de Jos, Lupşa de Sus and Meriş.-References:...
, Mehedinţi - Cula lui Tudor VladimirescuTudor VladimirescuTudor Vladimirescu was a Wallachian Romanian revolutionary hero, the leader of the Wallachian uprising of 1821 and of the Pandur militia. He is also known as Tudor din Vladimiri or — occasionally — as Domnul Tudor .-Background:Tudor was born in Vladimiri, Gorj County in a family of landed peasants...
(1800) din Cerneţi, Mehedinţi - Cula Nistor (1812), din Cerneţi, Mehedinţi
- Cula Galiţa (1790), Câmpu Mare, comuna Dobroteasa, Mehedinţi
- Cula de la BujoreniBujoreni, VâlceaBujoreni is a commune located in Vâlcea County, Oltenia, Romania, just to the north of Râmnicu Vâlcea, the seat of Vâlcea County. It is composed of six villages: Bogdăneşti, Gura Văii, Lunca, Malu Alb, Malu Vârtop and Olteni ....
, Vâlcea - Cula Greceanu din MăldăreştiMaldarestiMăldăreşti is a commune located in Vâlcea County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Măldăreşti, Măldăreştii de Jos, Roşoveni and Telecheşti....
, Vâlcea (cea mai veche culă din România, approximately 1517) - Cula din Zătreni (1754), comuna ZătreniZatreniZătreni is a commune located in Vâlcea County, Romania. It is composed of fourteen villages: Butanu, Ciorteşti, Dealu Glămeia, Dealu Văleni, Făureşti, Mănicea, Mecea, Olteţu, Săşcioara, Stanomiru, Valea Văleni, Văleni, Zătreni and Zătrenii de Sus...
, Vâlcea
Muntenia:
- Cula Racoviţa, MioveniMioveniMioveni is a town in Argeş County, Romania, near the city of Piteşti. , it had a population of 35,849. The town administers four villages: Clucereasa, Colibaşi, Făgetu and Racoviţa....
, Argeş - Cula Drugănescu Retevoieşti, Argeş
- Cula lui Costea, de la FrăsinetFrasinet, TeleormanFrăsinet is a commune in Teleorman County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Clăniţa and Frăsinet. These were part of Băbăiţa Commune until 2004, when they were split off....
, Teleorman