The fortress is located atop a volcano in the Poiana Ruscă Mountain Range within
the Western Carpathian Mountains of Romania. From
the foot of the hill, the city of Deva
spreads out, beginning with Magna Curia and the public park. Nearby are the
lower funicular station, which tourists use to reach the fortress, and most of
the buildings of the administrative institutions of the city: the Court House,
the Prefecture, the County Hall, the Finance Administration, the old police
headquarters, the City Hall and two of the oldest schools in Deva: theDecebal National College and
the Pedagogic
Lyceum.
