ROMANIA shocking Facts You Probably Didn't Know

Romania is a country with a rich history and culture. It is home to the world’s most beautiful waterfall, the Bigar Cascade Falls in Caras-Severin . Romania is also known for its mass transit network in Bucharest, which is the fourth largest in Europe . The country is the ninth largest wine producer in the world. Romania has been a source of inspiration for two famous novels: “The Castle in the Carpathians” by Jules Verne and “Dracula” by Bram Stoker . Francesco Illy, the founder of Illycaffè, was born in Timisoara, Romania in 1892 and invented the first automatic steam espresso coffee machine. The modern jet engine was invented by the Bucharest-born inventor Henri Coanda in 1910. The city of Brasov is home to the largest Gothic church between Vienna, Austria and Istanbul, Turkey. Peles Castle was the first European castle entirely lit by electrical current. The electricity was produced by the castle’s own plant. The castle’s central heating system, built in 1888, is still functional and in use today. Europe’s second-largest underground glacier, the Scarisoara glacier, is found underneath the Bihor Mountains in Romania. It has a volume of 75,000 cubic meters and has existed for more than 3,500 years. The archetypal vampire Count Dracula, created by Bram Stoker, was inspired by the Romanian prince Vlad Tepes, also known as Vlad the Impaler because he was fond of impaling his enemies and standing them along the roads. The movie Cold Mountain was filmed on location in Romania. Romania is a country with a lot of fascinating facts and history to explore.