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Line 6: \| location = [[Soroca]] \| image = Сорокская крепость Cetatea Soroca Soroca Fortress (42928890910).jpg \| caption = The fort in 2018 \| map_type = \| map_size = Line 36: The '''Soroca Fort''' ({{lang-ro\|Cetatea Soroca}}) is a historic [[fort]] in the [[Republic of Moldova]], in the modern-day city of [[Soroca]]. The city has its origin in the medieval [[Republic of Genoa\|Genoese]] trade post of Olchionia, or Alchona.{{Citation needed\|date=June 2010}} It is known for its well-preserved stronghold, established by the [[Principality of ~~Romania~~Moldavia\|Moldavian]] [[~~List of rulers~~Rulers of Moldavia\|Prince]] [[Stephen III of Moldova\|Stephen the Great]] ({{lang-ro\|Ştefan cel Mare}}) in ~~130{{Citation needed\|date=September 2019}}~~1499. The original wooden fort, which defended a [[Ford (crossing)\|ford]] over the [[Dniester]] (~~Moldovan/~~Romanian: ''Nistru''), was an important link in the chain of fortifications which comprised four forts (e.g. [[Akkerman]] and [[Khotin]]) on the Dniester, two forts on the Danube and three forts on the north border of medieval Moldova. Between 1543 and 1546 under the rule of [[Petru Rareş]], the fortress was rebuilt in stone as a perfect circle with five bastions situated at equal distances. During the [[Great Turkish War]], [[John Sobieski]]'s forces successfully defended the fortress against the Ottomans. It was of vital military importance during the [[Pruth Campaign]] of [[Peter the Great]] in 1711. The stronghold was sacked by the Russians in the [[Russo-Turkish War (1735–1739)]]. The Soroca fortress is an important attraction in [[Soroca]], having preserved cultures and kept the old Soroca in the present day.