Michael I, where he was arrested during the Royal Coup. Manfred von Killinger, who was also staying at a nearby villa on the shore of Lake Snagov, committed suicide soon after, because he failed to maintain Romania on the side of Nazi Germany, as requested by Adolf Hitler. 1962 to 1972: Regata Snagov was an international rowing competition held between 1962 and 1972. 2002: The Romanian government decided to build at Snagov a Disneyland-style theme park, called "Dracula Park"; the project was canceled in 2006. The connection with "Dracula" is due to a spurious 19th-century tradition that makes Snagov Monastery the site of the tomb of Vlad the Impaler. 4–5 April 2003: An informal meeting of the prime ministers of the seven states invited to join the NATO alliance was held at Snagov Palace. 25 June 2008: A pedestrian footbridge was struck by a tipper lorry, which was lifted and then collapsed onto a moving car, killing a 21-year old woman driving towards Bucharest and a male passenger. The footbridge has not been rebuilt since then, and the stairways were left as a memorial to the death of the victim, and a new footbridge was built further away from the original one. 2016: Protection of the natural area (heritage) was reinforced by "The management plan and the ANPLS regulation" published in the Official Gazette. Notable people Romanian president Nicolae Ceaușescu and his entourage used Snagov as a vacation retreat. Over 50 heads of state, prime ministers, top politicians from more than 40 states, crossed Lake Snagov with the "Snagov 1" luxury boat (today called "Leader"). In Snagov, at the film studios Castel Film Romania, over 250 films were produced. At the Snagov Museum, collections are presented about 130 personalities related to Snagov. Twin towns/sister cities Initiated but not yet implemented - with: Port of Le Havre from France and Sarkad from Hungary, Gandiaye village from Senegal. Notable sites Snagov Monastery – first mentioned by 1438. Snagov Palace – built by Prince Nicholas of Romania in 1928. Yacht Club Snagov (1928), transformed in Baza Veche (1948), currently named Complexul Sportiv Național Nicolae Navasart, where there exist 4 statues of relevant personalities from Romanian nautical sports. Snagov Park and Snagov Beach – built by Dem I. Dobrescu, Mayor of Bucharest, in 1930. The Imre Nagy monument. Between 1956 and 1957, the prime minister of Hungary was kept for a few months in