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Wednesday, August 17, 2011

E, as in Evul Mediu (in Romanian, it means The Middle Ages). I present you 4 cool postal cards from ROMANIA, showing the ruins (in Argeş County) and replica (in BUCHAREST) of the historical DRACULA's real castle. The POENARI [variant: POIENARI] Castle ([po.eˈnarʲ]), also known as Poenari Citadel (Cetatea Poenari in Romanian), is a ruined castle in Romania, in Argeş County (Căpăţânenii Pământeni village of the Arefu commune) on a canyon formed on the Argeş River valley, close to the Făgăraş Mountains.

The POENARI [variant: POIENARI] Castle ([po.eˈnarʲ]), also known as Poenari Citadel (Cetatea Poenari in Romanian), is a ruined castle in Romania, in Argeş County (Căpăţânenii Pământeni village of the Arefu commune) on a canyon formed on the Argeş River valley, close to the Făgăraş Mountains.

Since search engines cannot read images, I'll repeat the caption for their convenience.
If you read it only once, I'm happy with that. :)

The POENARI [variant: POIENARI] Castle ([po.eˈnarʲ]), also known as Poenari Citadel (Cetatea Poenari in Romanian), is a ruined castle in Romania, in Argeş County (Căpăţânenii Pământeni village of the Arefu commune) on a canyon formed on the Argeş River valley, close to the Făgăraş Mountains.

The POENARI [variant: POIENARI] Castle ([po.eˈnarʲ]), also known as Poenari Citadel (Cetatea Poenari in Romanian), is a ruined castle in Romania, in Argeş County (Căpăţânenii Pământeni village of the Arefu commune) on a canyon formed on the Argeş River valley, close to the Făgăraş Mountains.
The POENARI [variant: POIENARI] Castle ([po.eˈnarʲ]), also known as Poenari Citadel (Cetatea Poenari in Romanian), is a ruined castle in Romania, in Argeş County (Căpăţânenii Pământeni village of the Arefu commune) on a canyon formed on the Argeş River valley, close to the Făgăraş Mountains.
I think these 4 postcards are still available for purchase from Romania, until the UN-DEAD awakens again...:)
Tell me if you want some. To buy some.

The name you see on the postal cards belongs to my dear friend Teodor Ghiatza-Melnic, whom I have honored in the above personalized stamp and maximum card. He is, perhaps, the greatest collector in the world of all things Dracula, both historical (Vlad III Dracula) and fictional (Bram Stoker's vampire).


Description
English: Castle of Vlad Tepes Dracula in Poienari (Transylvania in Romania).
Polski: Ruiny zamku Vlada Tepesa Draculi w Poienari (Transylwania, Rumunia).
Date
10-06-2008
Source
Own work
Author
Permission
(Reusing this file)
See below.

Beata, dear, that's NOT in Transylvania (where Vlad Dracula was born), but in Wallacchia (where he ruled).



Vlad III Dracula
Prince of Wallachia

The most famous portrait, though posthumous, of Vlad III Dracula[1][2]
Reign1448; 1456–1462; 1476
BornNovember or December 1431[1]
BirthplaceSighişoaraTransylvaniaKingdom of Hungary
DiedDecember 1476[1] (aged 45)
Place of deathBucharestWallachia
Wives1. unnamed noblewoman
2. Ilona Szilágyi
Offspring1st marriage:
Mihnea cel Rău
2nd marriage:
Vlad Dracula IV and another son whose name remains unknown
Royal HouseHouse of Drăculești (branch of theHouse of Basarab)
FatherVlad II Dracul
MotherCneajna of Moldavia


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1 comment:

  1. I thought that was that undead guy. I won't be able to sleep now!


    ROG, ABC Wednesday team

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