The Castle is mentioned as a fortification since 1295. Having a strategic position to defend Transylvania, the Castle had a very unsettled history. He was part of the fortifications of Iancu de Hunedoara, was occupied by the Turks several times, was the residence of Sanjak, came into the possession of Mihai Viteazul, was captured by the Habsburgs, was the center of grăniceresc regiment, these periods and events with deep imprint on the development of the city.