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Originally Posted by anna2
OK - you've got me there - fair point. I think the local authority did look at selling it but there was a lot of fuss and it was pulled. You're right that the castle has little to do with Vlad Tepes (never mind Dracula - a figment of Bram Stoker's imagination).
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Local authorities don't move a finger if there is nothing to gain for their private interests. As it is with the Brasov airport, the castle was a very interesting scheme to put the prices up in Bran area and to make Brasov town make several credits to a Swiss bank in order to buy the castle from the owners. To be honest, I think the local authorities had personal gains to make out of this deal, probably that bank would have given them something for their trouble. The owners turned out to be fake owners, according to the Governmental commssion that investigated the case!
As well, the Brasov airport seems a fata morgana to me, probably they will start building it, probably the highway that is being built faster and without this media hassle will make the airport project uninteresting. In the mean while guess what, the authorities will sign contracts with a few banks and the town will pay the debts in 30 years. Very nice!