Bran castle

Bran CastleBran Castle

• Bran Castle situated near Bran Castle situated near Bran and in the Bran and in the immediate vicinity of immediate vicinity of Braşov, is a national Braşov, is a national monument and landmark monument and landmark in Romania. The fortress in Romania. The fortress is situated on the border is situated on the border between Transylvania.between Transylvania.

• As discovered by the As discovered by the Dutch author Hans Dutch author Hans Corneel de Roos, the Corneel de Roos, the location Bram Stoker location Bram Stoker actually had in mind for actually had in mind for Castle Dracula while Castle Dracula while writing writing anan novel was an novel was an empty mountain top, empty mountain top, Mount Izvorul Mount Izvorul Călimanului, located in Călimanului, located in the Transylvanian the Transylvanian Călimani Alps near the Călimani Alps near the former border with former border with Moldavia.Moldavia.

In 1920, the castle became a royal residence within the Kingdom of Romania. It became the favorite home and retreat of Queen Marie. The castle was inherited by her daughter Princess Ileana who ran a hospital there in World War II: it was later seized by the communist regime with the expulsion of the royal family in 1948.

• On 18 May 2009, the Bran Castle administration was On 18 May 2009, the Bran Castle administration was transferred from the government to the administration of transferred from the government to the administration of Archduke Dominic and his sisters Maria-Magdalena Archduke Dominic and his sisters Maria-Magdalena Holzhausen and Elisabet SandhofeHolzhausen and Elisabet Sandhoferr. On 1 June 2009, the . On 1 June 2009, the Habsburg's opened the refurbished castle to the public as Habsburg's opened the refurbished castle to the public as the first private museum of the country and disclosed with the first private museum of the country and disclosed with Bran Village a joint strategic concept to maintain their Bran Village a joint strategic concept to maintain their domination in the Romanian tourist circuit and to safeguard domination in the Romanian tourist circuit and to safeguard the economic base in the regionthe economic base in the region

• Student: Spataru IonelStudent: Spataru Ionel

• Group: 8213Group: 8213

• Teacher: Frumuselu MihaiTeacher: Frumuselu Mihai