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Poenari Castle was constructed around the beginning of the 13th century by Wallachians. [3] Around the 14th century, Poenari (then known as Castle Arges) was the main citadel of the Basarab rulers. [4] [5] In the next few decades, the name and the residents changed a few times but eventually the castle was abandoned and left in ruins.
Ruins of Poenari Castle, the scene of a popular tale about Vlad Vlad the Impaler and the Turkish envoys, painting by Theodor Aman. The Cantacuzino Chronicle was the first Romanian historical work to record a tale about Vlad the Impaler, narrating the impalement of the old boyars of Târgoviște for the murder of his brother, Dan. [179]
Maramureș (7). Apafi Castle, Coștiui Blomberg Castle, Gârdani Chioar Fortress (Kővár vára), BerchezoaiaSeini Fortress, Seini Teleki Castle, Coltău Teleki Castle, Pribilești
The ruins of the Poenari Fortress (considered to be the authentic Dracula's Castle) Dracula Museum in Bucharest, which presents both the story of real-life Dracula, the Wallachian prince Vlad III Dracula, aka the Impaler and also the one of the mythical Dracula, the blood-thirsty vampire; The village of Arefu, where Dracula legends are still told
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.
Poenari: Argeș: 14th century Tabla Buții: Prahova: 1211–1225 Oratia: Argeș: 1212 Negru Vodă : Argeș: 5th century BC (old Geto-Dacian citadel) Giurgiu: Giurgiu: 1380–1390 Turnu: Teleorman: 14th century Vicina (Păcuiul lui Soare) Constanța: 972–976
Poenari Castle (Trenk, 1860), a stronghold of Vlad Țepeș resembling the novel's descriptions of Castle Dracula. The first description is given by Jonathan Harker when the calèche reaches the courtyard of the castle: We kept on ascending, with occasional periods of quick descent, but in the main always ascending.
In 1457, the townsfolk of Târgoviște were punished by Vlad III Dracula for their involvement in the assassination of his brother: the elite of the city were killed, while the young were sent to work at his Poenari Castle. [11] The Ottoman invasion of 1462 did not reach the city, being prevented by Vlad III through the night attack at ...