Vlad Dracul House, Sighișoara

Name: Vlad Dracul House
Address: Piata Muzeului, Sighișoara, 545400, Romania
Telephone: +40 265 771 596

#13 among attractions in Sighișoara

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Vlad Dracul House of Sighișoara is located in Tin Street No.1, between the Citadel square and the Clock Tower. It's the place were Vlad the Impaler, the historical character who inspired the Bram Stoker's Dracula, is supposed to be born, in 1431. His father, Vlad Dracul, the ruler of Wallachia, and his pregnant wife were hosted in this house by the mayor of Sighișoara between 1431 and 1435, during the Turkish invasion of Wallachia. It appears to be the oldest stone structure in the city, judging by the cylindrical river stone vault rising from the ground floor. Today Vlad Dracul house hosts a medieval -style restaurant on the ground floor and a tiny weapon museum on the first floor. ()

Coordinates: 46°13'14"N, 24°47'36"E

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Piata MuzeuluiSighișoara 545400 Romania

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+40 265 771 596

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Nearby attractions include: Monastery Church, Iron Smiths' Tower, Clock Tower, Sighișoara Citadel.

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~300 ftSW
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~1260 ftSW
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The Hill Church, Sighișoara
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~790 ftS
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Tin Smiths' Tower, Sighișoara
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~1320 ftSW
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Nearby attractions include Monastery Church, Sighișoara (2 min walk), Sighișoara Citadel, Sighișoara (2 min walk), Art, Sighișoara (2 min walk), Iron Smiths' Tower, Sighișoara (2 min walk).