Romania will forever be associated in the minds of people with mystery and mysticism, and all thanks to Count Dracula Stoker. However, in Romania there are other mysterious places, no less interesting for lovers of mysticism. We suggest you go on a trip to Romania and find out about two of the most famous places.
Witch lake
Not far from Bucharest, in a mysterious forest, there is a lake that for many centuries has been called nothing less than Wedmino. The lake has several strange features. So, it always has a depth of one and a half meters, regardless of drought or heavy rains. Animals prefer to bypass the lake and do not drink from it, and neither birds nor frogs settle on its shores.
Pregnant women are advised not to approach the lake, as this may cause a miscarriage. The lake attracts sorcerers and witches to perform their sinister rituals, as it is considered the source of the required power. After the sun disappears, mysterious figures can be seen near the lake, performing actions of an undoubtedly occult nature.
In most cases, sorcerers and witches performing their rituals here are so focused that they are not distracted by casual witnesses, but still few risk attracting the attention of those communicating with dark forces.
Dracula's castle
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Located in the northwest of the country, Dracula's Castle is one of the most remarkable and mysterious places in Romania. Despite the fact that Transylvania has been considered the habitat of vampires for centuries, its popularity, along with the fame that fell on Dracula, brought the novel by Bram Stoker, written in the late nineteenth century. The image of Dracula created by him became canonical, turning almost into an archetype.
It is almost impossible to imagine another Dracula now, and he himself has become the most striking incarnation of a vampire. Bram Stoker took the name for his character from Vlad III Dracula, also known as Vlad the Impaler, who ruled Wallachia, a land in what is now Romania. The reason why Vlad III became a vampire in popular rumor is his extreme, sophisticated cruelty. His nickname Tepes - "Impaler" - fully reflects his favorite method of execution. Another nickname - "Dracul", that is, "dragon", he inherited from his father, along with membership in the knightly order of the Dragon.
It was said about Tepes that he loved to kill for fun, washed his body with blood. The foreign ambassadors, who refused to take off their hats in front of him, regretted this when he ordered the hats to be nailed to their heads. The fight against poverty in the representation of Dracula looked like this: collect all the beggars, feed them, and then burn them. Tepes did not leave his hobby even when he was captured.
He caught birds flying up to the window and put them on stakes made of chips. Among other things, Vlad Tepes changed his faith, which, according to popular beliefs, was another reason that made him a restless bloodsucker after his death. While writing the novel, Bram Stoker studied the available books about the princes of Moldavia and Wallachia, as well as all the information available to him about Vlada Tepes himself.
Stoker indicated his place of residence in a castle in Transylvania, while in reality Vlad the Impaler lived in the capital of Wallachia, Targovishte. The reason for this literary resettlement is believed to be the fact that Stoker learned about Bran Castle, in which Tepes often stopped while hunting. This castle is located in Transylvania, near a deep gorge. All this led to the fact that Bran Castle began to be considered Dracula's castle.
GUSAKOVA IRINA
