Bran Castle (German:
Törzburg; Hungarian:
Törcsvár), situated
near Bran and in
the immediate vicinity of Braşov, is a
national monument and landmark in Romania. The
fortress is
situated on the border between Transylvania and
Wallachia, on DN73.
Commonly known as "Dracula's Castle" (although it is one among
several locations linked to the Dracula legend,
including Poienari Castle
and Hunyad Castle), it
is marketed as the home of the titular character in Bram Stoker's
Dracula. There is,
however, no evidence that Stoker knew anything about this castle.
There is evidence, however, that Vlad Tepes
actually did use the castle during his raids into Transylvania.
The castle is now a museum open to tourists, displaying art and
furniture collected by Queen
Marie. Tourists can see the interior individually or by a
guided tour. At the bottom of the hill is a small open air museum
park exhibiting traditional Romanian peasant
structures (cottages, barns, etc.) from across the country.
and
Poenari Castle (IPA: /po.ǐe.'narʲ/) also known
as Poenari Citadel (Cetatea Poenari in
Romanian), is
a ruined castle in Romania, in Argeş County
(Căpăţânenii Pământeni village of the Arefu
commune) on a canyon formed on the Argeş River
valley, close to the Făgăraş
Mountains. It stands on a cliff, on the right side of the
Transfăgărăşan
road which climbs high into the mountains. Poenari Castle is said
to be one of the most haunted places in the world.
It was erected around the beginning of the 13th century by the
rulers of Wallachia. Around the
14th century, Poenari was the main citadel of the Basarab rulers.
In the next few decades, the name and the residents changed a few
times but eventually the castle was abandoned and left in
ruins.
However, in the 15th century, realizing the potential for a
castle perched high on a steep precipice of rock, Vlad III the
Impaler repaired and consolidated the structure, making it one
of his main fortresses.
Although the castle was used for many years after Vlad's death
in 1476, it eventually was abandoned again in the first half of the
16th century and was in ruins by the 17th century. Due to its size
and location, control of the castle was difficult to take, even by
natural forces. However, in 1888, a landslide brought down a
portion of the castle which crashed into the river far below.
Nonetheless, the castle was slightly repaired and the walls and its
towers still stand today. To reach the castle, visitors need to
climb 1,500 steps.
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