historical object, Ödön Zichy, the administrator of the property (as administrator of Veszprém County), organized a foundation which had the aim of founding a regional museum of Orava. The first exhibition took place at the Thurzo Palace in 1868. Nowadays, the Orava Museum is one of the oldest in Slovakia. Its most attractive expositions are those of the Castle Chapel, the Knights' Room, and several rooms with period-style furnishing. Further highlights include the Painting Gallery, the Weapon room, and the scientific, ethnographic and archaeological collections. Cultural references Many scenes of the 1922 film Nosferatu were filmed here, the castle representing Count Orlok's Transylvanian castle; In their 2020 TV adaptation of Bram Stoker's novel Dracula, Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat also used Orava as their Castle Dracula. Orava Castle served as the filming location for the 2000 film, Dragonheart: A New Beginning. It was also used by the Polish video game company CD Projekt as inspiration for the fictional Kaer Morhen, fortress for the witchers of the Wolf School in Andrzej Sapkowski's The Witcher book series. Van Helsing's season 5 was filmed on location. References External links Orava Castle from Slovak Heritage Orava Castle Tour Information from Muzeum.sk Photographs of Orava Castle from Muzeum.sk Christmas at Orava Castle http://www.oravskyhrad.sk/ Paper model of Orava Castle Drone video of Orava Castle Slovak Spectator - Orava Castle: Dracula's Slovak residence Castles in Slovakia Museums in Žilina Region Tourist attractions in Žilina Region 13th-century architecture in Slovakia Romanesque architecture in Slovakia Gothic architecture in Slovakia Renaissance architecture in Slovakia Gothic Revival architecture in Slovakia Buildings and structures in Žilina Region Dracula Buildings and structures completed in the 13th century