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Corvin Castle

Corvin Castle

Str. Castelului 1 - 3 Hunedoara
Transylvania,
00000 Romania

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Hunedoara, Transylvania is home to one of the most haunted places in Romania, Corvin Castle. Come Explore its mystery with Haunted Journeys. 

The History 

The most spectacular Gothic-style castle in Romania, Corvin was built by the Anjou family on the site of a former Roman camp. The castle served as a fortress until the mid-14th century when it became the residence of Transylvania's voivode, Iancu de Hunedoara (Ioannes Corvinus in Latin, Hunyadi in Hungarian).

In the courtyard, near the 15th-century chapel, a 100 ft (30 m) deep well can be found. Legend says that the wheel was dug by three Turkish prisoners who were promised freedom when the job was done. It took them 15 years and 28 days to reach water. Unfortunately, the owner, John Hunyadi, who made them the promise, had died prior to its completion.  His wife had other plans. So, the keepers just laughed and threw them back into their cells. One of the prisoners wrote, “you have water, but no soul” in the wall near it. And by this, he cursed it.

Today, Turkish tourists still throw coins into the well to honor their enslaved countrymen.   

On April 13, 1854, a fire caused by lightning have destroyed all the wooden parts of Corvin castle (the roof, wooden beams, stairs, ceilings, and doors) except the five-hundred years old door of the dungeon. After 10 years of abandonment, a 40-years long restoration process began. Iancu upgraded the fortress transforming it into a stunning Transylvania castle. 

The Hauntings 

Even though Corvin Castle looks like it’s coming straight from a fairy tale book, its history is quite dark. A place where so much pain and suffering has been must be haunted. And it is. 

Some claim the ruthless Vlad The Impaler (also known as the "real Dracula") was held as a prisoner here for 7 years from 1462.  He allegedly kept himself alive eating rats. They claim he lost his mind after a while and got obsessed by impaling his victims because he did the same to the rats he ate.

He was not alone. Many have suffered through torture in this castle. A torture chamber can be found in the dungeon and apart from some very interesting torture devices, it houses a bear pit as well. Prisoners who were sentenced to death were thrown in this pit and eaten alive by the hungry bears below.

The Capistrano Tower is haunted by a monk. The monk was sentenced to death for spying on a nobleman in the council room. He was bricked in the wall and slowly died. He’s still there, spying on people. Many are overwhelmed by his presence. There have been other reports of people seeing apparitions, shadow figures, and orbs. Many EVPs (Electronic Voice Phenomena) have been recorded as well. And there is some violent poltergeist activity going on. People also get overwhelmed by the feeling of dread, screams, and footsteps are heard and people have been touched by unseen hands.  

And yes, many have claimed that Vlad the Impaler roam these halls. 

 

 

 

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Date added: Jun/10/2021 | Last time updated: Jun/10/2021

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