| Poenari Citadel | |
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Cetatea Poenari | |
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| Alternative names | Citadel of Țepeș Vodă Citadel of Negru Vodă |
| General information | |
| Location |  Arefu, Argeș County, Romania |
| Coordinates | 45°21′13″N 24°38′05″E / 45.35361°N 24.63472°E |
| Construction started | 1453[1] |
| Dimensions | |
| Diameter | 60 m |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Negru Vodă |
Poenari Castle (Romanian pronunciation: [po.eˈnarʲ]), also known as Poenari Citadel (Cetatea Poenari in Romanian), is a ruined castle in Romania which was a home of Vlad the Impaler.[2] The citadel is situated on top of a mountain and accessed by climbing 1,480 concrete stairs.
- ^ "Cetatea Poenari". Welcome to Romania (in Romanian).
- ^ Cooper, Aaron (October 30, 2010). "Staking out Dracula's castle in Romania". CNN. Archived from the original on November 3, 2010. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
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