Bran Castle: Then and Now
Fortress guarding the pass between Transylvania and Wallachia, completed in 1388 and popularly linked with Dracula.
Today
Key facts
| Country today | Romania |
| Status | Standing |
| Date | 1388 |
| Nearest city on the map | Bucharest (about 134 km) |
| Location | 45.515° N, 25.367° E |
Bran CastleOpen Bran Castle in the interactive map
Who ruled this place
Derived from the border maps; each row runs until the next recorded border change.
| Period | State |
|---|---|
| 500 BC–401 BC | Unclaimed / no data |
| 400 BC–324 BC | Hallstatt culture |
| 323 BC–101 BC | Unclaimed / no data |
| 100 BC–2 BC | Dacians |
| 1 BC–199 | Dacia |
| 200–299 | Roman Empire |
| 300–599 | Unclaimed / no data |
| 600–699 | Avars |
| 700–799 | Danube Bulgars |
| 800–899 | Slavonic tribes |
| 900–999 | Avars |
| 1000–1099 | Bulgar Khanate |
| 1100–1199 | Alans |
| 1200–1299 | Hungary |
| 1300–1399 | Khanate of the Golden Horde |
| 1400–1491 | Principality of Wallachia |
| 1492–1879 | Ottoman Empire |
| 1880–today | Romania |
Other landmarks nearby
Rila MonasteryStanding · AD 927