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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.
Bran is located in the southern part of Brașov County, on or near the border with Dâmbovița and Argeș counties, and belongs to the historical sub-region of Țara Bârsei (Burzenland). It lies at the northern end of the Rucăr-Bran Pass ; national road DN73 , which runs through the pass, connects Brașov to Pitești , 111 km (69 mi) to the ...
Bran Castle Făgăraș Castle Râșnov Fortress. László Béldi Castle, Budila; Bran Castle (Törzburg), Bran; Brâncoveanu Castle, Sâmbăta de Sus; Brașov ...
Bran Castle holds a place in pop culture as the inspiration for Bram Stoker's "Dracula" (though he never actually visited Romania). It was first built in 1212 out of wood, then reconstructed out ...
Following the destruction of the wooden castle, Gruffydd II ap Madog, Lord of Dinas Bran, the son of Madog ap Gruffydd Maelor, rebuilt Dinas Brân in stone sometime in the 1260s. At the time Gruffydd II ap Madog was an ally of Prince Llywelyn ap Gruffudd Prince of Wales, with Powys acting as a buffer state between Llywelyn's heartland of ...
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
The nearby Bran Castle, attracting many fans of Dracula and often (but incorrectly) said to have been the home of Vlad the Impaler. [28] Poiana Brașov, mainly a ski resort but also a sightseeing spot. Râșnov Fortress, above the nearby town of Râșnov, is a restored peasant fortress