Romania
Argeș County
Arefu

Poenari Citadel

Curtea de Argeș is on the Argeș River in Argeș county, in the historic region of . As of 2021 it had a population of 25,977.
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  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: castle
  • Also known as: “Citadel of Negru Vodă”, “Citadel of Țepeș Vodă”, “Poenari Castle”, and “Poienari Castle”
  • Address: Arefu, 117042

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vidraru Dam.

Dam
Photo: Andrei Stroe, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a dam in . It was completed in 1966 on the Argeș River and creates . The arch dam was built with the primary purpose to produce hydroelectricity. is situated 1½ km north of Poenari Citadel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Căpățânenii Ungureni and Arefu.

Village
Photo: Nicubunu, CC BY-SA 3.0 ro.
is a village.

Village
Photo: Țetcu Mircea Rareș, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Poenari Citadel.

Village
Photo: Mudilinho, Public domain.
is a village, which is situated 6 km south of Poenari Citadel.

Poenari Citadel

Latitude
45.35383° or 45° 21′ 14″ north
Longitude
24.63516° or 24° 38′ 7″ east
Elevation
860 metres (2,822 feet)
Open location code
8GQ69J3P+G3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 256169771
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
10171158
Wiki­data ID
Q1013551
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Poenari Citadel” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة بويناري”
  • Basque: “Poenari gaztelua”
  • Bulgarian: “Пойенари (замък)”
  • Bulgarian: “Пойенари”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Poenari”
  • Czech: “hrad Poenari”
  • Czech: “Poenari”
  • Danish: “Poenari Slot”
  • Dutch: “Poenari Castle”
  • Finnish: “Poenarin linna”
  • French: “Château Poenari”
  • French: “citadelle de Poenari”
  • French: “Citadelle de Poenari”
  • German: “Burg Poenari”
  • German: “Cetatea Poienari”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο Ποενάρι”
  • Hebrew: “טירת פויינאר”
  • Hebrew: “טירת פוינאר”
  • Hungarian: “Poenari-vár”
  • Indonesian: “Istana poenari”
  • Indonesian: “Istana Poenari”
  • Indonesian: “Kastel Poenari”
  • Italian: “Castello di Poenari”
  • Italian: “Fortezza di Poenari”
  • Japanese: “ポエナリ城”
  • Lithuanian: “Poenari pilis”
  • Persian: “قصر دراکولا”
  • Polish: “Cytadela Poenari”
  • Polish: “Zamek Poenari”
  • Polish: “Zamek Poienari”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo Poenari”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo Poienari”
  • Portuguese: “Cetatea Poenari”
  • Romanian: “Ansamblul Cetății Poenari”
  • Romanian: “Castelul Poienari”
  • Romanian: “Cetatea poenari”
  • Romanian: “Cetatea Poenari”
  • Romanian: “Poenari”
  • Russian: “Поенарь (замок)”
  • Russian: “Поенарь”
  • Serbian: “Тврђава Поенари”
  • Spanish: “Castillo Poenari”
  • Ukrainian: “Фортеця Поєнар”

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