Castle Dracula

 is the name attributed to any number of Eastern European fortresses located within the borders of Romania, Transylvania and Wallachia. As its name suggests, the castle is the residence of the infamous vampire known as Dracula. Different interpretations of the castle have been represented in horror fiction, but the original so-called Castle Dracula was actually Bran Castle, currently a national monument in Romania. In 1459, Wallachian voivode Vlad III, the inspiration behind Bram Stoker's character in his 1897 novel Dracula, laid siege to Bran Castle while it was under the control of Mircea the Elder.

A more accurate real-world depiction of Castle Dracula would be Poenari Castle, located high atop a cliff above the Transfăgărăşan in Romania. It was originally constructed sometime around the 13th century. Vlad III took control of the crumbling structure in the 15th century, rebuilding it and fortifying it as a strategic stronghold.

In horror fiction, Castle Dracula has appeared in nearly every type of media relating to Dracula and is almost always situated in Transylvania rather than Romania. Bram Stoker may have drawn inspiration for his character from Vlad the Impaler, but there is little evidence to suggest that his version of Castle Dracula was based on either Bran Castle or Poenari Castle.

Films that feature

 * Dracula (1992)