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Bran Castle
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Key facts
- Alternative names
- Dracula's Castle
- Type
- Castle
- Architectural style
- Medieval
- Location
- Bran , near Brașov, Transylvania , 24, Gen. Traian Moșoiu St., Romania
- Coordinates
- 45°30′54″N 25°22′02″E / 45.51500°N 25.36722°E / 45.51500; 25.36722
- Elevation
- 2,500 feet (760 m)
- Owner
- Archduke Dominic of Austria-Tuscany
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- castle
- Country
- Romania
- Located in
- Bran
- Founded by
- Teutonic Order
- Owned by
- Archduke Dominic of Austria
- Location
- Bran
- Official website
- www.bran-castle.com
- Image
- Bran Castle TB1.jpg
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- inception
- 1289-00-00
- Commons category
- Bran Castle
- heritage designation
- Historic Monument
- architectural style
- Gothic Revival
- native label
- Castelul Bram
- street address
- Str. Moșoiu Traian, general 495-498, sat Bran; comuna Bran
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Encyclopedic overview
Bran Castle
Bran Castle (Romanian: Castelul Bran; German: Schloss Bran or Die Törzburg; Hungarian: Törcsvári kastély) is a castle in Bran, 25 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of Brașov. The castle was built by Saxons in 1377 who were given the privilege by Louis I of Hungary. It is a national monument and landmark in Transylvania. The fortress is on the Transylvanian side of the historical border with Wallachia, on road DN73.
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