Tihuța Pass
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Tihuţa Pass (Template:Lang-ro, also called Pasul Bârgău; Template:Lang-hu or Burgó) is a high mountain pass in the Romanian Bârgău Mountains (Eastern Carpathian Mountains) connecting Bistriţa (Transylvania) with Vatra Dornei (Bukovina, Moldavia).
The pass was made famous by Bram Stoker's novel Dracula, where, termed as "the Borgo Pass", it was the gateway to the realm of Count Dracula. Stoker most likely found the name on a contemporary map. He never actually visited the area.
Today the pass is home to Hotel "Castel Dracula". The hotel was built in 1974 and is located at an elevation of Template:Convert. The hotel has become quite an attraction due to its architectural style of a medieval villa, as well as the beauty of the location.
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