Count Dracula was just a character in the well known Bram Stoker's novel called Dracula. He was inspired by one of the leaders in the history of Romania, Vlad Dracul, who was the father of Vlad the Impaler. Vlad the Impaler was the leader of Walachia somewhere between 1456 and 1462.
He was borne in 1413 in Sighisoara city, and he lived there all his adult life,except for the time when he was imprisoned in Pest and Visegrad, in Hungary (Romania Tourism ,2011).
The truth behind the story of Dracula is that, Vlad the Impaler was a very honest leader and he thought that he needs to take some measures against the theft, laziness and other bad things that were happening around that time. He wanted the people to feel scared and was using as a negative example the people that were punished in order to ensure that people will not even think of doing mischief .
In that period some of the famous punishments were staking, burning and hanging etc. His method of punishing the bad people was through impalement, which also made his name known as Vlad the Impaler. He was convinced that only through this method he could install the order in the country and will be able to organise the defence against the dangers that could put his life and the countries power in the enemy's hands (Bran Castle, 2011).
He was borne in 1413 in Sighisoara city, and he lived there all his adult life,except for the time when he was imprisoned in Pest and Visegrad, in Hungary (Romania Tourism ,2011).
The truth behind the story of Dracula is that, Vlad the Impaler was a very honest leader and he thought that he needs to take some measures against the theft, laziness and other bad things that were happening around that time. He wanted the people to feel scared and was using as a negative example the people that were punished in order to ensure that people will not even think of doing mischief .
In that period some of the famous punishments were staking, burning and hanging etc. His method of punishing the bad people was through impalement, which also made his name known as Vlad the Impaler. He was convinced that only through this method he could install the order in the country and will be able to organise the defence against the dangers that could put his life and the countries power in the enemy's hands (Bran Castle, 2011).
Bran Castle
The pond just outside of the Castle
The interior garden
Emblem of Romania
The indoor of the Castle
The view from the top of the Castle
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