the
continuous disputes, the town has become two times under Turk administration
(between 1552-1595 and between 1613-1716), and starting with 1716 it became
under Habsburg domination. In the 18th-19th centuries Lipova was a
well-developed economic centre with famous craftsmen working here. In the
period of the revolution in 1848-49 and in the beginning of the 20th century
Lipova became an important centre of political and national emancipation, due
to the activity of remarkable personalities, such as Nicolae Bălcescu, Vasile
Goldiș, Alexandru Mocioni and Teodor Șerb.
Șoimoș castle has also taken part
from the successive vicissitudinary periods related to the historical events of
Lipova and to the defensive role of the main entrance gate from Transylvania
