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Bran Castle. Bran Castle (Romanian: Castelul Bran; German: Schloss Bran or Die Törzburg; Hungarian: Törcsvári kastély) is a castle in Bran, 25 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of Brașov. The castle was built by Saxons in 1377 who were given the privilege by Louis I of Hungary. It is a national monument and landmark in Transylvania.
After the fort's destruction in 1242 by Mongols ("Tatars"), King Sigismund of Hungary ordered a stone castle to be built in 1377, while the settlement of Bran began to develop nearby. Positioned high atop a steep cliff, the castle guarded a strategic trade route between Transylvania and Wallachia. In 1498, Bran came under the jurisdiction of ...
A further option is that Stoker saw an illustration of Castle Bran (Törzburg) in the book on Transylvania by Charles Boner, or read about it in the books by Mazuchelli or Crosse. [11] In 1893 Bram Stoker discovered Cruden Bay in Aberdeenshire in Scotland, which became the regular spot for his monthly summer holiday, largely devoted to writing.
Built in the 15th century by the powerful Clan Campbell, Kilchurn Castle stopped being used around the 1770s, when it started falling into ruins. It is now a protected historic site. It is now a ...
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Number Wonder Location 1 Corvin Castle: Hunedoara, Hunedoara County: 2 Central University Library of Bucharest: Bucharest: 3 Bran Castle: Bran, Brașov County: 4 Palace of the Parliament
Bran Castle ("Castelul Bran"), considered to be the home of Dracula; The City of Sighișoara, where you can visit the house in which Vlad the Impaler was born; Old Princely Court ("Palatul Curtea Veche") in Bucharest; Snagov Monastery ("Mănăstirea Snagov"), where, according to the legend, Vlad's remains were buried
Bran castle should not be mistaken for the actual Castle Dracula (now in ruins), which is located on the Arges River, at a more secluded site. Prince Vlad spent, I believe, one night there. Hence the 'Dracula's Castle' legend.