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	Bran Castle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bran Castle, situated near Braşov in Transylvania, is a national monument and landmark of Romanian tourism built by the Teutonic Knights in (or around) 1212, after they had been relocated from Palestine into the Kingdom of Hungary.
		The castle, which was owned by Princess Ileana of Romania, who inherited it from her mother, Queen Marie, was seized by the Communist government of Romania in 1948.
		The legal heir of the castle is the Princess's son Dominic von Habsburg and in 2006 the Romanian government returned it to him[1] (Habsburg is an architect in New York City[2]).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bran_Castle (359 words)

	Tourism - Carpati Mountains - Bran Castle
		Bran was a trading point during the middle ages; now it's claimed this was the castle of Vlad Tepes, but in fact his castle lies in ruins farther west in Transylvania in the Arges Valley.
		BRAN CASTLE, Situated at 30 Km from Brasov, between the Bucegi and Piatra Craiului Mountains, Bran Castle is an important national monument and landmark of the Romanian tourism, due not only to the beauty of the Castle and the landscape but also to the legend of Count Dracula.
		At the end of the XV-th century, the Bran Fortress was subordinated to the authority of the Szeklers Committee, responsile for the defene of the Sout-East of Transylvania, and since the reign of Iancu of Hunedoara, the Fortress passed under the rule of the Voivode of Transylvania.
	www.ici.ro /romania/en/turism/c_bran.html (459 words)

	Bran
		From 1920 the castle was inhabited by Queen Marie.
		The Castle Toerzburg/Bran was for centuries a fortress in ownership of the citizenship of the City of Kronstadt/Brasov till 1918.
		It suppose to be the Castle or fortress of Vlad the impaler.
	www.castles.org /castles/Europe/Eastern_Europe/Romania/Bran/index.htm (689 words)

	Castles and Palaces Romania : Bran Castle, Peles Castle, Pelisor Castle - Romania, Dracula Castle
		Bran Castle was called like that by the name of a village built all along the commerccial road who used to be the meeting place between Wallachia and Transylvania, road situated on the interior side of a mountain pass borded by two massive mountains:Bucegi Mountains and Piatra Craiului Mountains.
		Bran Castle was always included in the touristic guides of the region,because, as the legende says, Dracula used to come here very often.
		Bran Castle was one of the favourite places of Queen Maria whih hart was found kept into a silver case and hided in one of the walls of the construction.
	www.infotravelromania.ro /en/castle.html (396 words)

	Bran, Braşov - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bran (German: Törzburg, Hungarian: Törcsvár) is a commune in Braşov County, Romania.
		In 1498 Bran fell under the jurisdiction of Braşov.
		Bran's castle is a famous spot for tourism, as it inspired the depiction of the castle in Bram Stoker's novel Dracula.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bran,_Romania (360 words)

	Bran Castle
		Bran Castle was originally a stronghold built by the Knights of the Teutonic Order in 1212.
		The castle has four towers, the Powder House Tower is the oldest, it is part of the original castle built in 1212.
		Bran Castle has been opened to the public for at least 40 years, a museum, it offers glimpses into the past, such as the Chancellor’s Office, the Council Hall and the Garrison Rooms.
	www.hauntedcastlesandhotels.com /Romania/Bran.htm (2460 words)

	Bran Castle, Romania, Restituted to Archduke Dominic von Habsburg
		In May of 2006, the Castle was restituted to Archduke Dominic Habsburg, grandson of Queen Marie and son of Princess Ileana last owner of the Castle.
		Bran Castle, which was first documented in 1377, is situated 30 kilometers from Brasov and is an important historical and tourist monument.
		In 1920, it was donated by Brasov County to Queen Marie of Romania, in recognition of her contribution to the unification of Romania in 1918.
	roconsulboston.com /Pages/InfoPages/Culture/BranCastle/Restitution.html (723 words)

	Dracula tours Romania, Peles and Bran castle tours Romania, Dracula's history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		His castle is supposed to be Bran's Castle since its narrow corridors constitute a mysterious labyrinth of ghostly nooks and secret chambers easy to hide a "vampire".
		Bran Castle – remarkable monument of architecture, it was built on a 60 m high rock.
		With its medieval atmosphere, the Bran Castle comes to be connected with the legend of Dracula (with its origins in Transylvanian Middle Ages).
	www.adtour.ro /draculatours_romania.html (1560 words)

	The Manila Times Internet Edition \| WEEKEND Dracula’s Bran Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Bran Castle, built in 1377 by the Teutonic Knights, guards one end of a narrow pass through the Carpathian Mountains, a strategic route between Transylvania and Wallachia.
		One early owner of the Bran Castle was Dracula’s grandfather Vlad Dracula or Vlad Tepes, the true appellation of the infamous vampire.
		Bran Castle is not the residential castle of Vlad Tepes.
	manilatimes.net /national/2005/may/01/yehey/weekend/20050501week5.html (701 words)

	Dracula Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		At time when Castles of Loire Valley hardly started to rise, at times when Alcaz Castle from Toledo, the biggest city in Spain, almost was finished, in 1377, the king Ludovic I de Anjou, began the construction of Bran Castles, to fortify the one of the kingdom gates against ottoman danger.
		Bran Castle was used by Dracula Voivode as fortified citadel on the fight with ottomans.
		At the end of XIX century, the castle was abandonment.
	romania.8k.com /castles/bran (315 words)

	ROMANIA - Official Travel and Tourism Information. Castles and palaces.
		While castles built from the 14th to the 18th Centuries are strong and austere fortresses built mainly for defense against invaders, those erected beginning in the late 1800s are imposing and luxurious.
		This fortified medieval castle, often referred to as Dracula's Castle, was built in 1377 to protect nearby Brasov from invaders.
		Bran is home to a rich collection of Romanian and foreign furniture and art items from the 14th-19th Centuries.
	www.romaniatourism.com /castles.html (1429 words)

	Castelul Bran (Bran Castle) / Castle Bran - Daggett
		Castle Bran is in the far fastnesses of the Carpathians.
		It is to Castle Bran that the Queen turns for escape from all affairs of state.
		In a storm at Bran, all the mystery of God and the majesty of God just sweep surging through my soul." Still Mashka crouched all the evening on the great bear rug on the floor until at last the storm had gone rumbling on its way across mountain and valley.
	www.tkinter.smig.net /QueenMarie/CastleBran/IntimateStory (1476 words)

	BUCHAREST DAILY NEWS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		A Transylvanian castle famous for its connections to the 15th century medieval ruler who inspired "Dracula" was returned on Friday to a Romanian royal heir, more than half a century after the country's communist regime seized it.
		The community of Bran, which had built the fortress in the 14th century to help stave off invasion, gave it to Queen Marie in 1920 to thank her for her efforts in unifying the country.
		Unlike Vlad's castle in Poenari, which is in ruins, Bran Castle is well preserved and tourists prefer it.
	www.daily-news.ro /article_detail.php?idarticle=26805 (726 words)

	Castell Dinas Bran
		Adjacent to this tower are the scanty remains of the hall block, once the castle's focal point, where the lord would have entertained his guests.
		Bran had even built the palace atop the hillock to thwart the giant and enraged the evil spirit inside Gogmagog.
		Certainly there are some interesting remains to be explored at Dinas Bran, but it's the beauty of the surrounding countryside from the summit of the castle that's the most compelling.
	www.castlewales.com /dinas.html (2115 words)

	Bran Castle Museum
		The Customs House, historical and art monument situated at the feet of the castle, in the southern part, next to the Brasov – Câmpulung road, is a building put up in several stages, from stone and bricks, with brick vaults and wooden floors masked by mortar, with a wooden framework covered by sharp scaled tiles.
		Beginning with 1942 Carol Guttmann is appointed administrator of the Bran Castle, thing which caused a series of other new works, to arrange the dwelling of the administrator, probably in the Customs House.
		The garages were inside the customs, two cars being specified for the Bran Castle on 29.03.1945, out of the 8 cars belonging to the Archduchess Ileana, a Plymouth Livraison, for luggage and persons and a Farge Camion (a truck), inherited from Queen Maria.
	www.brancastlemuseum.ro /vama_en.htm (1116 words)

	Dracula Castle, Transylvania, Castles in Romania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Bran Castle was used by Dracula Voivode (Vlad the Impaler) as fortified citadel on the fight with Turks after he conquired Brasov in 1460.
		Rasnov-Citadel, built in 1350 is on on the hill peak near the road Bran to Poiana Brasov
		Hunedoara Castle is the Castle where Matthias Corvin imprisoned Vlad Dracula for seven years.
	www.castle-dracula.com (402 words)

	Dracula Bran Castle, Transylvania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Rasnov-Citadel, built in 1350 is on on the hill peak near the road Bran to Poiana Brasov is just 15 km away from Bran and it was the defence citadel for Bran residence
		At time when Castles of Loire Valley hardly started to rise, at times when Alcaz Castle from Toledo, in Spain, almost was finished, in 1377, the King Ludovic I de Anjou, began the construction of Bran Castle, to fortify the one of the kingdom gates against Ottoman Empire danger.
		Bran Castle was used by Dracula Voivode as fortified citadel on the fight with Turks.
	www.castle-dracula.com /bran (329 words)

	BRAN TURISM
		It was defended by a permanent garrison that was composed of English and Brigands, under the leadership of an castle keeper.
		Between 11920-1927, The Bran Castle had been restored under leadership of the Royal Court's architect, Carol Liman.
		He turns the castle into a beautiful summer residence, surrounded by a wonderful park, with alleys, fountains, terraces and a teahouse.
	www.branturism.ro /en/historic1.htm (388 words)

	Castle Poll
		Castle Dinas Bran, Apart from the stunning views, when you stand on it's hill, you can really believe that the Holy Grail was actually there, there's definately something magical about it.
		Aberystwyth castle for its views of the sea and the town.(I have a soft spot for Aberystwyth) Caerphilly because of the leaning tower and banqueting hall Last but not least, I vote for Tintern Abbey.
		Tintern Abbey: Not a castle, but deserving of special mention...for God's presence is truly felt, and the voices of the monks raised in His tribute can be heard in the whispers of the wind...
	www.castlewales.com /castpoll.html (8923 words)

	Pictures and Postcards from Bran Castle - Romania Postcards (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Commonly known as Dracula 's Castle, the Bran Castle was originally a stronghold built by the Knights of Teutonic Order in 1212.
		The first documentary attestation of the Bran Castle is the act issued on November 19, 1377, giving the Saxons of Kronstadt (Brasov) the privilage to build the Citadel.
		From 1920 the castle became a royal residence until the expulsion of the royal family in 1948.
	www.aboutromania.com /brancastle.html (118 words)

	Bran Castle - Monuments & Memorials in Romania pictures on Worldisround
		Between Bucegi and Piatra Craiului Mountains, Bran Castle is landmark of the Romanian tourism, due not only to the beauty of the Castle and the landscape but also to modern legend that place here, in this unknown lands, strange creatures.
		The first documentary attestation of the Bran Castle is the act issued on November 19, 1377, by Ludovic I D'Anjou giving to Brasov’s inhabitants, as recognition for building the castle "on their own work and expense", 13 localities in the area.
		Bran Castle is really fascinating even if it's small 'coz of that famous count who lived in it - count Dracula.
	www.worldisround.com /articles/27155/text.html (265 words)

	Castle Bran - Sightseeing International Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
		GENERAL While its commonly known as Dracula's castle, Bran Castle (built in 1377) actually wasn't his main residence or the castle thought of in all the stories.
		The castle is found about 1/2 an hours drive outside of Brasov - one of the countries main cities.
		But Bran castle is what brings many tourists to the area and the locals don't let this opportunity go to waste.
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /sightseeing-international/castle-bran (260 words)

	Castelul Bran
		Castle Bran Marie of Roumania - The Intimate Story of the Radiant Queen, Mabel Potter Daggett, 1926
		A Trip to the Castle of Bran Roumania and Her Rulers, Mrs.
		Castle of Bran from I Live Again by Ileana Princess of Romania, 1952
	www.tkinter.smig.net /QueenMarie/CastleBran (162 words)

	TravelRomania Pictures -- Bran Castle (photo 1)
		Property of the people of Brasov since the 14th century and later, in the first half of the 20th century, residence of Queen Marie and her daughter Princess Ileana, respectively, Bran Castle is visited year after year by droves of tourists who hope to find here Dracula’s Castle.
		For all that, however, Bran Castle does offer the visitor both a Gothic building and a Romantic landscape, rising as it is on a hill surrounded by forests and mountains.
		Since the 1920s, the Castle is also surrounded by a beautiful park, designed by Czech architect Karel Liman who, after working at Peles Castle and Bran Castle, decided to spend the rest of his life in Romania.
	members.tripod.com /travelromania/i_romaniapictures10a_1.htm (226 words)

	Photo from Carpathian Mountains - The Bran Castle (Dracula's Castle!) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		An important feudal fortress during the Middle Ages, Bran Castle had as main purpose the defence against the invaders.
		After 1920, the Castle was donated to Queen Maria of Romania by the Council House of Brasov.
		Afterwards the Castle was restored and suited to the specifications of Queen Maria, becoming the residence of the Royal House.
	archives.obs-us.com /obs/romanian/tour97/pics/bran.html (307 words)

	King Arthur in Legend: Castell Dinas Bran
		The major claim to be Castle Corbenic, the Grail Castle, is held by Castell Dinas Bran above Llangollen in North Wales.
		Though the present castle is certainly medieval, it stands on the site of an ancient Iron-Age hill-fort, believed to have been the home of the Kings of Powys, well into the 8th century.
		The castle is, however, named for King Bran Fendigaid (the Blessed), a Celtic God known from both Welsh and Irish mythology who was later mortalized into a monarch of North Wales.
	www.britannia.com /history/arthur/corbenic.html (222 words)

	Transylvania The Legend by Andrei Tamas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Here is a picture of him and the infamous Bran Castle which is considered in folklore to have been his castle.
		Bran Castle is standing today as seen in the picture.
		Tried and convicted, she is sentenced to life imprisonment, being bricked into a room in her castle.
	members.aol.com /atamas/transylvania.htm (3253 words)

	Pictures and Postcards from Bran Castle - Romania Postcards
		Situated only 28km southwest of Brasov, the Bran Castle is one of the most popular tourist site in Romania.
		The castle is perched atop a 60m peak in the centre of Bran village.
		The Bran mountain pass was the main route into Wallachia from Transylvania.
	www.aboutromania.com /brancastle1.html (54 words)

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