Arbore Boyar Court (La Movileanca)
Curtea boierească a Arboreștilor (La Movileanca)
sat Arbore; comuna Arbore, Suceava · „La Movileanca”, la cca. 75 m SE de biserică
Summary
The archaeological remains of a medieval boyar court of the Arbore family at the site called La Movileanca, about 75 m south-east of the church in Arbore (Suceava County). It is a listed monument of group A.
Legal status
Listed historic monument, archaeological site (LMI SV-I-s-A-05393) ↗
History
The village of Arbore is named after Luca Arbore, gatekeeper of Suceava under Stephen the Great, who built the nearby church in 1502 and was executed in 1523. The heritage list records the court as an ensemble of the Arbore family from the medieval period, while the archaeological register lists it as the ruins of a boyar court dated to the 16th century.
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