4 CHAPTER 1 CASTLES AND KINGS CHAPTER 1 Corvin Castle Welcome to Romania This country is filled with castles Many were built as homes for kings Corvin Castle was built in the 1440s King Matthias Corvinus lived here The towers are about 230 feet 70 meters high
5 Bran Castle Some say the vampire Count Dracula once lived in Bran Castle But he is not real He is a character in a book Bran Castle is in Transylvania This region is in central Romania CHAPTER 1
6 DECEBALOS REY DRACAN FECIT CHAPTER 1 King Decebalus carving Danube River
Romania is in southeastern Europe The Black Sea is east The Danube River flows along the southern border A carving of King Decebalus is along the river He was king almost 2,000 years ago The carving is more than 130 feet 40 m high CHAPTER 1 7
