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Poenari Castle

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Poenari Castle, also known as Poenari Citadel (Cetatea Poenari in Romanian), is a ruined castle in Romania, notable for its connection to Vlad the Impaler. [1]

23 relations: Arefu, Argeș (river), Argeș County, Argeș County Museum, Bram Stoker, Castle, Count Dracula, Da Vinci's Demons, Dracula, Făgăraș Mountains, House of Basarab, List of castles in Romania, Max Douglas, Radu Negru, Romania, Romanian language, The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, Tourism in Romania, Transfăgărășan, University of Pitești, Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, Vlad the Impaler, Wallachia.

Arefu

Arefu is a commune in Argeș County, in southern central Romania.

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Argeș (river)

The Argeș is a river in Southern Romania.

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Argeș County

Argeș is a county (județ) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Pitești.

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Argeș County Museum

The Argeș County Museum (Muzeul Județean Argeș) is a government institution and visitor attraction based in Pitești, Romania.

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Bram Stoker

Abraham "Bram" Stoker (8 November 1847 – 20 April 1912) was an Irish author, best known today for his 1897 Gothic novel Dracula.

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Castle

A castle (from castellum) is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages by predominantly the nobility or royalty and by military orders.

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Count Dracula

Count Dracula is the title character of Bram Stoker's 1897 gothic horror novel Dracula.

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Da Vinci's Demons

Da Vinci's Demons is a historical fantasy drama series that presents a fictional account of Leonardo da Vinci's early life.

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Dracula

Dracula is an 1897 Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker.

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Făgăraș Mountains

Făgăraș Mountains (Munții Făgărașului, Fogaras hegység), are the highest mountains of the Southern Carpathians, in Romania.

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House of Basarab

The Basarabs (also Bazarabs or Bazaraads, Basarab) were a family which had an important role in the establishing of the Principality of Wallachia, giving the country its first line of Princes, one closely related with the Mușatin rulers of Moldavia.

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List of castles in Romania

Castles are declared historic monuments by the Romanian Culture Ministry.

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Max Douglas

Max Douglas (born September 15, 1970) is a Canadian comic book creator.

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Radu Negru

Radu Negru (born 13th February 1269) (Radu Black) also known as Radu Vodă (Voivode Radu), Radu Negru, or Negru Vodă, was a legendary Voivode and ruler of Wallachia.

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Romania

Romania (România) is a sovereign state located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe.

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Romanian language

Romanian (obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; autonym: limba română, "the Romanian language", or românește, lit. "in Romanian") is an East Romance language spoken by approximately 24–26 million people as a native language, primarily in Romania and Moldova, and by another 4 million people as a second language.

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The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries

The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (re-titled The Hardy Boys for season three) is a television mystery series based on the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew novel series.

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Tourism in Romania

According to National Tourism Statistics 9.9 million domestic and foreign tourists stayed in overnight accommodations in 2015.

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Transfăgărășan

The Transfăgărășan (trans + ''Făgăraș'') or DN7C is a paved mountain road crossing the southern section of the Carpathian Mountains of Romania.

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University of Pitești

The University of Piteşti (Romanian: Universitatea din Piteşti) is a public university in Piteşti, Romania, founded in 1991.

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Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania

The south-eastern Transylvania region in Romania currently has one of the highest numbers of existing fortified churches from the 13th to 16th centuries.

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Vlad the Impaler

Vlad III, known as Vlad the Impaler (Vlad Țepeș) or Vlad Dracula (1428/311476/77), was voivode (or prince) of Wallachia three times between 1448 and his death.

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Wallachia

Wallachia or Walachia (Țara Românească; archaic: Țeara Rumânească, Romanian Cyrillic alphabet: Цѣра Рȣмѫнѣскъ) is a historical and geographical region of Romania.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poenari_Castle

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