Fortress Neamţ

Fortress Neamţ (known under the name improperly Neamţului Fortress), is a medieval fortress in Moldova, located near the town of Targu Neamt.

Raised during Peter I of Moldavia, the fortress known flourishing during the period of Stephen the Great, which is in the defensive fortress which had the role as defense Moldova.

One of the best-known moments of glory of the Fortress Neamţ is in 1691 when he resisted to the Polish-led military attacks by John Sobieski. The battle between the Romanian and Polish has been described in the narrative "Sobieski and Romanians" written by Costache Negruzzi and was ecranizată in 1914 by Leon Popescu, directed by Emil Garleanu.

The Siege of Cetatea Neamţului in 1476 was an important event in the history of Moldavia.

Cetatea Neamţului was a fortress rumored to have been built, in the thirteenth century by the Teutonic Knights, in defence against Tatar incursions.

In 1476, after defeating the Moldavian armies in the Battle of Valea Albă, the Ottoman Empire Sultan Mehmet II forced the Moldavian voivode Ştefan cel Mare to retreat to Cetatea Neamţului. However, as legend says, his mother refused to let him enter the stronghold, and instead advised him to go north into what is now Bukovina and gather a new army. While Ştefan was in Bukovina gathering more forces, Mehmet II laid siege to Cetatea Neamţului. He positioned his cannons on a nearby hill, and began bombarding the stronghold, causing much damage. The Moldavian garrison was at the point of surrender, when a German prisoner held in the dungeons had the idea of using the cannons against the Ottoman position on the hill. His idea was put into practice, and soon the camp of the Turks was being bombarded, forcing Mehmet II to leave the area. The event is recorded by the late Moldavian chronicle of Ion Neculce.