He was born in Sighisoara, Transylvania in the winter of 1431.
Vlad Tepes (Cepeš)
The movie Vlad Tepes was released in 1971. It was directed by Doru Nastase, and tells the story of Vlad Tepes, perhaps better known as Vlad the Impaler.
It's the surname of Vlad Tepes, often called Vlad Dracul, the Prince of Wallachia in the 15th century and the man who lent his name to Dracula the Vampire. "Tepes" is Romanian for "Impaler"; "Vlad Tepes" means "Vlad the Impaler".
The family of Vlad Tepes originated in Wallachia; (southern Romania) but when his family was exiled they moved to Transylvania (northeastern Romania). Vlad Tepes was either born in Transylvania, or if he was born in Wallachia was very young when his family was exiled.
Romania
The historical figure on which Dracula is based is Vlad Tepes, Count of Wallachia - otherwise known as Vlad the Impaler - and he was believed to have been born in 1431.
Vlad Tepes, also known as Vlad the III, Vlad Draculea and Vlad the Impaler. He hailed from Schäßburg, Transylvania/Hungary. However he ruled Wallachia, Romania. He was born in 1431 and died in December 1476.
one of them was Poienari Castle
Yes he was a real person
Vlad the Impalor got his name from the fact that he would impale his enemies on large spikes through the anus if it was a male, or if an adulterous women, through the vagina. He committed other cruel and violent acts, but he is most famous for his impalement's, he killed a grand total of about 40, 000 people in his life time. Most of these people were impaled.
No, Vlad Dracul was his father. "Dracul" means "the Devil" in Romanian; he got his nickname after returning from the German wars with his battle flag which had a dragon painted on. The peasants thought it showed the Devil, hence the name. Tepes got his name from his rather cruel form of punishment ("Tepes" = approximately "The Impaler").
ANSWER: Vlad "The IMPALER" or better known as DRACULA