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Table of contents Transylvania History Bran Castle (Dracula's Castle ) About the castle Opera - [ YouTube - The myth of Dracula's cast le]

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Table of contents

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

- The myth of Dracula's castle]

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

Seneca

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Transylvania

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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»)

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Peles Castle

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A historical region in the central part of Romania

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

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The city Hunedoara with the 14th century Hunyadi

Castle

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The medieval cities of Alba Iulia

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Sighişoara

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The Wooden Churches

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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

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Bran Castle (Dracula's Castle)

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

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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)

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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

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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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