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In partea de nord-vest a micii localitati brasovene Rupea, la jumatatea distantei dintre Sighisoara si Brasov, din varful unei masive stanci de bazalt ni se dezvaluie o particica de istorie - ruinele unei cetati medievale ce strajuie inca tacute departarile, continuand sa depene firul istoriei in ciuda ignorantei si a dezinteresului oamenilor. Cetate dacica la origini, ce purta numele de "Ramidava", cetatea Rupea a fost ridicata in apropierea drumului ce lega Transilvania de Moldova si Tara Romaneasca, prin pasurile sud-estice. Cand romanii au cucerit Dacia au asezat aici un castru roman, cu denumirea de "Rupes" (stanca de piatra - in limba latina). Acesta avea legatura cu celelalte castre romane din imprejurimi si anume cu cele de la Hoghiz, de pe Valea Tarnavelor, Valea Oltului si Cetatea Rasnovului si avea scopul de a controla si apara comertul ce se desfasura in zona. Cetatea detine doua caracteristici arhitectonice distincte: forma de melc a zidurilor fortificate si existenta unui turn de forma pentagonala, unic in Europa.


Rupea Fortress, located on the Northwest side of the town, is built on a basalt rock. The first trace of the citadel is on a document where the writers referred to it as Koholom citadel meaning the rock eminence. It is said that on that particular rock once existed a Roman camp, during the time Dacia was conquered by Romans. Later on, the Saxons and Hungarians who settled on these lands rebuilt the camp. The first attestation dates back from the year 1324 when some refugees found a hidden place in the citadel running from the fury of the Hungarian king Robert Carol's army. Little by little the inhabitants built three protective towers and two interior courtyards. Inside the fortress there is a well 40 m deep. The water is still drinkable.
In 1790, a strong storm destroyed the roof and since then it hasn't been repaired.

from :
http://www.brasovtravelguide.ro/en/brasov/surroundings/fortresses.php