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Poenari Citadel
Cetatea Poenari
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Alternative namesCitadel of Țepeș Vodă
Citadel of Negru Vodă
General information
LocationRomania Arefu, Argeș County, Romania
Coordinates45°21′13″N 24°38′05″E / 45.35361°N 24.63472°E / 45.35361; 24.63472
Construction started1453[1]
Dimensions
Diameter60 m
Design and construction
Architect(s)Negru Vodă

Poenari Castle (Romanian pronunciation: [po.eˈnarʲ]), also known as Poenari Citadel (Cetatea Poenari in Romanian), is a ruined castle in Romania which was a home of Vlad the Impaler.[2] The citadel is situated on top of a mountain and accessed by climbing 1,480 concrete stairs.

  1. ^ "Cetatea Poenari". Welcome to Romania (in Romanian).
  2. ^ Cooper, Aaron (October 30, 2010). "Staking out Dracula's castle in Romania". CNN. Archived from the original on November 3, 2010. Retrieved May 10, 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) at the Wayback Machine

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