Alba Iulia

Among the cities of Alba County, Alba Iulia stands out for the star-shaped Alba Carolina Citadel, an early-18th-century Vauban fortification. Set near the Mureș River in western Transylvania, the city grew from Roman Apulum, a major settlement in the province of Dacia. Monumental gates, bastions and broad ramparts still define the citadel’s Habsburg-era layout. Alba Iulia also holds a central place in modern Romanian history: on 1 December 1918, the Great National Assembly here proclaimed the union of Transylvania with Romania. The Roman Catholic Cathedral of St Michael adds a prominent medieval landmark. Browse other webcams across Alba County and Transylvania to place this setting in a wider geographic context.

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