The requisition of the Bran Castle by Dominique of Habsburg and his brothers caused a lot of fuss among the Brasov county authorities, taking into account the huge sum requested by the owner: 60 million euros.

The request is based on an offer made by Roman Abramovici, the owner of Chelsea Football Club, who would like to buy the castle. Even though the Romanian authorities seemed to have reached an agreement with the Habsburgs for a lot lower price, 25 million euros, refusal and the keeping of the museum status for at least 3 years, based on an administration contract signed by the Minister of Culture Adrian Iorgulescu, Dominique of Habsburg changed his mind after seeing the offers on the international real estate market.

BRASOV WANTS THE CASTLE. The Brasov County Council decided to identify the financial resources together with the Minister of Culture in order to buy back the Bran Castle, seen as the main touristy monument in the Brasov County. Adrian Maxim, the member of the County Council who takes care of the Bran Castle issue, stated: "This historical and touristy monument is essential for the Brasov County as well as for the Bran area. The citizens in there made requests to the Bran Local Council regarding the keeping of the castle. The entire touristy area near Bran and Moeciu developed around the famous castle that seems to have been the home of Vlad Tepes. The County Council has decided to buy back the castle together with the Minister of Culture, after the discussions in Austria at the end of the month between Aristotel Cancescu and the Habsburgs. It would be fair for the owners to decrease the requested value by the costs for the renovations and consolidations made at the rock the castle is built on, on the North side. In 1948, right before the nationalization, these cracks were about to cause the fall of the Bran Castle."

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