3rd place in the top 10 castles / fortresses in Romania is occupied by Bran Castle, Bran.

Located 30 km from Brasov, between the Bucegi and Piatra Craiului, Bran Castle is an important national monument and landmark of tourism in Romania, due to both its beauty, the landscape, and the legend of Count Dracula, whose spirit still haunt these ancient places.

The first documentary attestation of Bran Castle is the act issued on November 19 1377 by Ludovic I D’Anjou town of Brasov the privilege to build a fortress “their own work and expense” … Instead, the king confirmed the subordination of 13 localities of the Castle . Management Bran Fortress was lord of a castle who had also jurisdictional attributions permanent garrison was composed of archers and ballisters. Between 1419-1424 the fortress is in possession of Sigismund.

In the late fifteenth century Bran Castle is subordinated to the authority Szeklers Committee, responsible for defense of southern Transylvania, and the time of John Hunyadi passes under the Principality of Transylvania. Over time, the Bran Fortress to fulfill abundantly the role of defender against the Turkish invasion.

On December 1, 1920 the City Council of Brasov donated the Bran Castle to Queen Marie of Great Romania, as a sign of gratitude for her contribution to the Greater Union of December 1, 1918.

Between 1920-1927 Bran Castle was restored under the Royal Court architect, Carol Liman, you turn into a beautiful summer residence, surrounded by park with promenade alleys, lake, fountains, and halt terraces and built the house tea. In 1938 Queen Marie left with will the Bran Castle whole her daughter, Princess Ileana, the mastery of him until 1948.

After expulsion from the country the royal family in 1948, the Bran Castle became the property of the Romanian state, remaining a period abandoned and devastated. Since 1956 the Castle was opened as a museum of history and feudal art. Being in an advanced state of decay, in 1987 Castle enter restore finished work broadly in 1993. Complete organization after museum will be new criteria, the result of research in recent years.

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Bran Castle - Bran, Romania