The purpose of the Bran Castle was the defense and the monitoring of the commercial road that connected the province of Walachia to Transylvania.
Commonly known to the public as Dracula's Castle, the original name was Bran Castle. When Bram Stroker had initially described Dracula's castle, Bran Castle was the only place in Transylvania to fit the description.
Yes, people do get married at Bran Castle. It can be rented out for about 500,000 euros. It is a quite romantic wedding venue :)
Dracula's Castle was inspired by Castle Bran in Transylvania
it is called draculas castle after his father with the last name drac (i think)
Any link, only an error and a legend for naive tourists.
Bran castle is more of a tourist attraction in Romania then a hotel. Many suggest that it is the former house of the infamous Count Dracula, causing many hotels and other tourist hotspots to be built around it.
The original castle, from wood components, dates from approximately 1212.Related Information:The rebuilt castle, from stones, dates from approximately 1378.
Brandenburg means --- "Bran"=castle "den"=on/of the "burg"=hill
Two of the famous landmarks in Romania are located in Alba Iulia. They are called the Alba Iulia Castle and The Bran Castle.
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At approx. 30 km South-West from Braşov, in the village Bran.It's in the centre of the country, in the region called Transylvania.