However the fictional character, created by author Bram Stoker, was in fact based on a real historical figure called Vlad the Impaler. Vlad the Impaler, also known as Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia, was a 15th-century warlord, in what today is Romania, in south-eastern Europe.Romania

Bram Stoker's Dracula, the iconic 1897 tale of a vampire from Transylvania, is often thought to be inspired by a formidable 15th-century governor from present-day Romania named Vlad the Impaler. Vlad the Impaler (or Dracula), Prince of Wallachia.The fictional Count Dracula, while named after Vlad III, is described in the novel as being of Székely (thus, of Hungarian lineage) origin from Transylvania. It's important to note that both these references are heavily bound to Transylvania, a region that is part of modern-day Romania.

What does Dracula mean in Romanian : Vlad the Impaler was also known as Vlad III Dracula. The name Dracula means “son of Dracul.” In the Romanian language today, dracul means “the devil”—drac is “devil,” ul is “the”—but it is derived from the Latin dracō, “dragon.” (Dragons have been historically associated with Satan, hence the evolution.)

What is Romania famous for

Things for which Romania is famous include: the Carpathian mountains, wine, medieval fortresses, Dacia cars, Dracula, stuffed cabbage leaves (sarmale), the Black Sea, sunflower fields, painted monasteries and the Danube Delta.

Did Bram Stoker ever go to Romania : Stoker, who never went to Romania, on the other hand, had no trouble in carefully placing the castle of Count Dracula (the fictional chatacter) as opposed to Prince Vlad Dracul, or Vlad Tsepes, or the Impaler, on the borders of three states; Transylvania, Moldavia and Bukovina, far from the actual site.

After Dracula's box is finally loaded onto a wagon by Romani men, the hunters converge and attack it. After routing the Romani, Harker decapitates Dracula as Quincey stabs him in the heart. Dracula crumbles to dust, freeing Mina from her vampiric curse. Quincey is mortally wounded in the fight against the Romani.

Transylvania

Transylvania Transilvania / Ardeal (Romanian) Erdély (Hungarian) Siebenbürgen (German) Siweberjen (German)
Ethnic groups (2021)	76.42% Romanians 17.36% Hungarians 4.53% Roma 1.69% others

Is Transylvania Hungarian or Romanian

Transylvania became part of Kingdom of Romania by the Treaty of Trianon in 1920. In 1940, Northern Transylvania reverted to Hungary as a result of the Second Vienna Award, but it was returned to Romania after the end of World War II.When Austria-Hungary was defeated in World War I, the Romanians of Transylvania in late 1918 proclaimed the land united with Romania. In 1920 the Allies confirmed the union in the Treaty of Trianon.Dracula is the Slavonic genitive form of Dracul, meaning "[the son] of Dracul (or the Dragon)". In modern Romanian, dracul means "the devil", which contributed to Vlad's reputation. Vlad III is known as Vlad Țepeș (or Vlad the Impaler) in Romanian historiography.

Romania has a long history of foreign occupation that informs its culture today. Different regions were ruled or occupied by the Austro-Hungarian, Ottoman and Russian Empires at various times before they unified. Romanians are very proud of the fact that they held onto their land over a history of invasion.

Is Romania a Slavic country : Romania is bordered by Slavic peoples on both its eastern and western borders and is significantly influenced by Slavic language and culture, but it is not Slavic. The Romanian language is descended from Latin, the language of the Romans. It is, therefore, a Romance language.

Is Dracula’s castle still in Romania : It is a national monument and landmark in Transylvania. The fortress is on the Transylvanian side of the historical border with Wallachia, on road DN73. Commonly known outside Transylvania as Dracula's Castle, it is marketed as the home of the title character in Bram Stoker's Dracula.

Was Dracula from the Carpathian Mountains

Stoker's Count Dracula is a centuries-old vampire, sorcerer, and Transylvanian nobleman, who claims to be a Székely descended from Attila the Hun. He inhabits a decaying castle in the Carpathian Mountains.

To create his immortal antihero, Count Dracula, Stoker certainly drew on popular Central European folktales about the nosferatu (“undead”), but he also seems to have been inspired by historical accounts of the 15th-century Romanian prince Vlad Tepes, or Vlad the Impaler.Van Helsing, noticing sunlight creeping into the room, opens the blinds. As his body begins to burn, Dracula then attempts to flee, but is inadvertently killed by Renfield. With Dracula dead, Renfield falls into despair with no master to serve and scrapes Dracula's ashes into the coffin.

Why did Romania lose Transylvania : Transylvania lost its status as an independent crown land granted to it by Vienna after the suppression of the Hungarian revolution as a means of weakening the Magyarization policy. It was returned to Hungary, once again exposing the Romanian ethnic group to this Magyarization.