Surroundings and attractions Hunedoara

1 surroundings , attractions

1.1 hunyadi/corvins
1.2 iron museum
1.3 oak forest of chizid
1.4 hunedoara zoo
1.5 cincis accumulation lake
1.6 poiana ruscă mountains
1.7 nandru caves
1.8 peştiş roman ruins
1.9 paleontological natural reservation of buituri , nandru
1.10 sports

surroundings , attractions
the hunyadi/corvins

hunyadi castle

the castle known both name corvin s castle , hunyadi castle . hunyadi more internationally recognized name same family, corvins being used romanians.

the impressive size , architectural beauty sets among impressive monuments of medieval art, subsequent developments added gothic , renaissance , baroque. building lies on rock around flows zlaști river. has impressive draw bridge, countless towers, number of interior courts, , 2 large halls, knight hall , diet hall , housed diet of transylvania short period.

the castle history related hunyadi family, being place john hunyadi spent childhood. today castle being cared municipality, there no recorded descendants of hunyadi pledge it. vlad dracul, ruler of wallachia, father of notorious vlad dracula, imprisoned here, had fallen disgrace hunyadi, not providing promised.(dracula, had once been traded hostage ottomans own father, later became protégé of hunyadi, , took on wallachia shortly before mentor s death of fever). castle , surroundings used international film companies production of movies medieval times.

old pictures of hunyadi castle

the iron museum

unfortunately iron museum no longer exists.

oak forest of chizid

standing on hill near hunedoara, spot view of city.

hunedoara zoo

located near forest of chizid, zoo houses, among other animals, lions, bears, , wolves.

cincis accumulation lake

built in 1958-1964 supply industrial water steel mill in hunedoara on cerna river, covers remains of 5 villages: cinciş cerna, valea ploştii, banea lui crai, moara ungurului, ciuleni. before flooding area, villages relocated uphill lake. remains of villages still under water: foundations, walls of houses, churches wells, etc. today lake developed small resort romanian , foreign tourists.

the poiana ruscă mountains

vast , accessible foot or car, mountains inhabited ancient population of romanians, called pǎdureni (woodlanders). have retained culture , sense of identity, , hold number of festivals annually. romans mined marble in nearby quarry.

the nandru caves

the caves contain cultural artefacts , burial grounds of neanderthals. of february 2007, closed public.

the peştiş roman ruins

the paleontological natural reservation of buituri , nandru

the natural reservation contains fossilized snails , fish.

sports

hunedoara boasts 1 of europe s modern bowling alleys, hosted 2002 bowling world cup. other sports facilities include red-clay tennis courts , indoor swimming pool. of notable athletes originating hunedoara include mihai leu, former wbo boxing world champion , national rally champion, michael klein (footballer), maria cioncan, olympic bronze-medal winner , bogdan lobonț, prominent football goalkeeper.

maria neculita olympic bronz-medal, barcelona 92.