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• Transylvania • History• Bran Castle (Dracula's Castle)• About the castle• Opera - [YouTube

- The myth of Dracula's castle]

«Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind»

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Transylvania

The origin of the place-name

• 1075 Medieval Latin document - ultra silvam («on the other side of the woods»)

• The German name Siebenbürgen («seven fortresses»)

Peles Castle

A historical region in the central part of Romania

• Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range

The city Hunedoara with the 14th century Hunyadi

Castle

The medieval cities of Alba Iulia

Sighişoara

The Wooden Churches

History• Ancient times - part of the Roman Empire • The 10th century - a province of the Kingdom of

Hungary • At the end of the 17th century - under the control

of the Habsburg Empire • After World War I, Transylvania joined Romania• In 1940 Northern Transylvania reverted to

Hungary• It was given back to Romania after the end of

World War II

Bran Castle (Dracula's Castle)

It’s situated near Bran and in the immediate vicinity of Braşov

History:

• A stronghold built by the Knights of the Teutonic Order in 1212

• 1370 the fortress was used against invading Turks

• An important feudal fortress through out the middle ages (the defense against invasion)

Glimpses into the past:

• feudal art • weapons • statuary • furniture • hunting trophies • 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

About the castle• It has four towers, the Powder House

Tower is the oldest• In the 15th century the Observation

Tower and the Eastern Tower were added

• In 1622 the Gate Tower was added • In 1921, Queen Maria of Romania

transformed this "fortress" into a Royal Residence.

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