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Braşov i el mont Tâmpa / Braşov and Munte Tâmpa

Vista de la ciutat des de la carretera que porta la l'estació d'esqui de Poiana Brasov. Per desgracia anavem curts de temps i nomes varem poguer admirar Brasov des d'aquí.

 

Ah, el mont Tâmpa és famós per ser el lloc on la fama gore de Vlad III Dracula "L'Empalador" assolí nivells monstruosos. Les seves verdes pendents foren convertides en el "bosc dels empalats" durant el fracasat setge valac (comandat pel princep Vlad III) contra Brasov.

 

www.draculas.info/_img/gallery/vlad_the_impaler_ilustrati...

 

ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlad_%c5%a2epe%c5%9f

 

 

 

ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bra%c5%9fov

 

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View On Black

 

Picture taken from the road to Poiana Brasov sky resort. Sadly, we didn't have much time so we had to be content with this view of the city.

 

Mount Tâmpa is famous for being the place where voivode Vlad III Dracula honoured his nickname of the Impaler with a "forest of the impaled" while besieging the city. The german citizens of Brasov (then called Kronstadt) were the first to begin the black legend of prince Dracula, with pamphlets like these:

 

www.draculas.info/_img/gallery/vlad_the_impaler_ilustrati...

 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bra%c5%9fov

 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlad_III

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