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Busto di Vlad l'Impalatore

Busto di Vlad l'Impalatore

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Busto di Vlad l'Impalatore

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Location: Mureș, Romania

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1. Clock Tower loop from Sighișoara

7.09km

01:59

140m

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2. Sighisoara Clock Tower – Umbrella Street, Sighișoara loop from Sighișoara

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3. Ancient Oaks of Breite – Clock Tower loop from Sighișoara

12.8km

03:42

310m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Andrea und Huskys 🐺

August 26, 2025

Vlad III, to whom this modern bust is dedicated, is better known as Vlad Țepeș (Vla the Impaler). According to unsubstantiated traditional belief, he was born around 1431 in Sighisoara. His nickname Drăculea ("Son of the Dragon") probably derives from his father, Vlad II Dracul,'s membership in Emperor Sigismund's Order of the Dragon. The dragon was also featured on the voivode's seal. Vlad III was voivode of the Principality of Wallachia in 1448, from 1456 to 1462, and again in 1476. Vlad III became known for his resistance to the expansion of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans and for his alleged cruelty. He is said to have had a penchant for executions by impalement. The name Drăculea inspired the Irish author Bram Stoker to create his famous fictional character, the vampire Count Dracula.

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Life in Travel

September 24, 2019

Vlad the Impaler, the man who inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula was born in Sighisoara and lived in the city for four years with his father

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April 8, 2022

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Elevation 430 m

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Busto di Vlad l'Impalatore

1. Clock Tower loop from Sighișoara

2. Sighisoara Clock Tower – Umbrella Street, Sighișoara loop from Sighișoara

3. Ancient Oaks of Breite – Clock Tower loop from Sighișoara

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