Poienari Fortress
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Poienari Fortress is a medieval Romanian stronghold dramatically perched on a cliff above the Argeș River, famously associated with Vlad the Impaler and often linked to the Dracula legend.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic monument
ⓘ
medieval fortress ⓘ |
| accessedBy | staircase ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval fortification ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dracula legend
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vlad III Dracula NERFINISHED ⓘ Vlad the Impaler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtInCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| category |
castle in Romania
ⓘ
fortress in Romania ⓘ tourist attraction in Argeș County ⓘ |
| country | Romania ⓘ |
| elevationAboveRiver | approximately 200 meters ⓘ |
| expandedBy | Vlad the Impaler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
military stronghold
ⓘ
refuge fortress ⓘ |
| governedDuringMedievalPeriodBy | Princes of Wallachia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
courtyard
ⓘ
defensive walls ⓘ towers ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Argeș River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Transfăgărășan road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic monument of Romania ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Wallachia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Ottoman–Wallachian conflicts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Romanian medieval history ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Argeș County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Muntenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Arefu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Curtea de Argeș NERFINISHED ⓘ Transfăgărășan road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Argeș River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| nearHydrologicalFeature | Vidraru Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearMountainRange | Făgăraș Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfSteps | approximately 1480 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Argeș River valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Făgăraș Mountains foothills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Wallachian defensive system ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | nationally protected site of Romania ⓘ |
| rebuiltInCentury | 15th century ⓘ |
| region | southern Carpathians ⓘ |
| situatedOn | cliff ⓘ |
| status | ruin ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
dark tourism ⓘ |
| usedAs | tourist attraction ⓘ |
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