Talk:Bran Castle
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The fortress has been built during 1377-1380 (1382?) as a border citadel of Hungarian Kingdom, defending one of the main road towards Southern Carpathins territory. Some are connecting these cas565 with Dracula Legend, but in fact, it has never the propriety of Wallachian princes. After 1498, the fortress was under the rule of the town of Brasov. In 1917, the town donated the castle to the Emperor of Austro-Hungary. After the end of WW I, when Transylvania united Romania, this castle has been donatad once again by the city of Brasov, but this time to Queen Mary Of Romania. After her's death, in 1938, the castle passed in Princess Ileana's (lately Mother Alexandra)propriety, Queen Mary's daughter, and the archiduke Anton of Hapsburg's wife. After abdication of Romanian Royal Family (1947), the castle passed into Romanian state propriety, and in 1950 was granted as National Monument. Nowadays, it is museum.
Ph.D. Bogdan-Florin POPOVICI, Brasov, Romania (bogdanpopovici@yahoo.com)
[edit] Easilly mistaken as Dracula's castle
Please remove if this is breaking rules, text is copied from http://www.draculascastle.com/html/branint1.html
Bran castle should not be mistaken for the actual Castle Dracula (now in ruins), which is located on the Arges River, at a more secluded site.
Prince Vlad spent, I believe, one night there. Hence the 'Dracula's Castle' legend. Vlad was a Romanian, not Transylvanian prince (when they were separate entities). 76.80.13.225 20:04, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
