Group or institution
People of Cavnic
- Events
- 1
- Episodes
- 2
- Years
- 1717
Every event in Historedia whose sources name People of Cavnic, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.
Events and episodes
Tatar invasions in Transylvania
1717Role: Defenders
- Tatar Invasion and Defeat at Cavnic
Tatar forces invaded and destroyed Cavnic in 1717 but were defeated by the local population, marking the last such incursion in Romania.
- Commemorative Obelisk
A 7.2-meter obelisk in Cavnic bears the Latin inscription 'Anno 1717 usque hic fuerunt tartari', referencing the 1717 invasion.
- Tatar Invasion and Defeat at Cavnic
Sources
- Cavnic Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-17