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Hunedoara Castle

castle, Hunedoara, Romania
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Hunedoara Castle, located west of the city of Hunedoara in Romania, is a significant historical landmark. It was completed in 1453 on the site of a 13th-century structure and later expanded by Matthias I Corvinus. The city of Hunedoara itself is a major metallurgical production center, with iron ore deposits in the nearby mountains known since Roman times. The county of Hunedoara is situated in west-central Romania and is rich in archaeological finds dating back to the Neolithic period.12

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