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Bran Castle

….part of the Transylvania region being surrounded by the Carpathian Mountains. The city carries a heavy historical treasure where you can find a lot of ancient ruins, among which is the Bran Castle (in the Bran village), known as the “House of Dracula”.
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Built by the inhabitants of Brasov as a result of the Privilege granted to them on November the 19 1377, the fortress was ment to survey and defend the Bran mountain passcrossed, during the Middle Age, by the most important commercial road joining Brasov to Wallachia. Ever since its beginnings, the fortress was endowed with an archer and ballister garrison. In order to provide the necessary incomes for its support, the castle was allotted an estate covering nine villages from the region called: Baciu, Turches, Cernatu, Satulung, Zizin, Purcareni, Tarlungeni, Crizbav and Apa?a.
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The Bran Castle is on of the most important tourist objectives of Romania and Brasov, more specific. According to the historians the Bran fortress was build between 1377 and 1378. Ludovic de Anjou let the people from Brasov build a stone fortress using their own money and work force.
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Increasingly more tourists discover Romania - Financiarul

Increasingly more tourists discover Romania Financiarul, Romania - 13 hours ago Bran Castle, commonly known as Dracula's castle, attracts 450000 tourists each year. "Now that it has joined the European Union, there is no question that ...

GameSHOUT

A new MMORPG hits the scene and it's not "just another MMO ... GameSHOUT - Aug 30, 2008 ... and get some pretty powerful items; I’ve traded in a spirit box (which you get at level 1) and gotten a Bran Castle box (which has level 50 equipment). ... NDOORS Interactive announced a beta Friend Referral program that ... GameSHOUT Join GameSHOUT in an exclusive interview with Kim Tae Gon ... GameSHOUT NDOORS, the developer of the new MMORPG Atlantica Online and ... GameSHOUT all 5 news articles

BBC News

Your pictures BBC News, UK - Aug 20, 2008 Inspired by the Weatherman Walking television series, Paul Townend took this picture of Llangollen from the ramparts of Dinas Bran Castle. ...

Canoe.ca

Rambling around Romania Canoe.ca, Canada - Aug 27, 2008 But perhaps the biggest draw to Brasov is actually about 30 km south -- Dracula's castle. While the famous Bran Castle seems like mythical blood-sucking ...

Author’s top ten of towering Welsh castles WalesOnline, United Kingdom - Aug 12, 2008 Dinas Bran, above, is another eagle’s nest of Welsh princes, this time the little-known Gruffudd ap Madog of north Powys. The site is as high as that of any ...

Ghostly goings-on at the abbey - WHAT DO YOU THINK? Denbighshire Free Press, UK - Aug 12, 2008 "However, with the apparent links between the abbey and Dinas Bran, which is the strongest contender for the Grail castle, you do immediately think about ...

Romania Real Estate: A European Property Frontier NuWire Investor, WA - Aug 26, 2008 Bran Castle, which is on the border between the Transylvania and Wallachia regions, is commonly known as Dracula's castle and attracts 450000 tourists each ...

Get closer to the stars with William Shatner's new Video Autograph ... Tech Digest, UK - Aug 15, 2008 It seems the bloke from the All-Bran Bran Flakes adverts is doing really well for himself. William Shatner, an actor famous for introducing the Kellogg's ...

Variety of things to do set for area Nebraska City News Press, NE - Aug 15, 2008 17 at 2 pm Wright began her cycling career in 1984 when her son was a junior in high school and read about BRAN. He said he wanted to participate and asked ...

Atlantica Online Peek #1 Ve3d.com - Aug 15, 2008 For example, the powerful Black Knight gear, found only in Bran Castle, is better than the standard level equipment that characters can collect throughout ...

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